Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms NYT | Top Stories By: Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman 10 September 2025 at 04:42 Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices into thousands of women and girls in Greenland, often without their consent or knowledge, a scandal that has reinforced a legacy of colonial abuses. © Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland, and Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, at a news conference in April.