Around 4,500 may qualify for a payout for being subjected to involuntary birth control from the 1960s to as late as the 1990s
Denmark will pay around $47,000 to each Greenlandic woman who can attest to having been implanted with a contraceptive device without consent while Copenhagen controlled the island’s healthcare system. Around 4,500 women may qualify under the scheme.
The Danish parliament approved the payout of 300,000 kroner by a large majority on Thursday, with the compensation to be made tax-free regardless of the contraceptive method used or the number of incidents.
To receive the money, the claimant should make a sworn statement and…
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