Greenland women take Denmark to court over historical involuntary birth control

FILE PHOTO: The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen behind a building with social housings with a mural in Nuuk, Greenland, September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A group of women from Greenland are seeking compensation from its former colonial ruler Denmark in court over an involuntary birth control campaign launched in the 1960s, their lawyer said on Monday.

The birth control campaign came to light when Danish broadcaster DR in 2022 reported that records showed that, between 1966 and 1970, 4,500 intrauterine devices were fitted into women and girls as young as 13, without their knowledge or consent.