Until New Year's Eve, it was possible for women who received an IUD without consent after 1992 to apply for financial compensation.
The number of applications has exceeded Naalakkersuisut's expectations, and this unfortunately means that the processing of the applications is taking longer than initially expected and stated.
This is stated by the Ministry of Business, Minerals, Energy, Justice and Equality in a press release.
Therefore, not everyone managed to get an answer before February 1st.
A good thing
- It is a good thing that more women than expected have applied for compensation, and it is fundamentally important for the Government of Greenland that the applications are processed with the necessary thoroughness and uniformity that they deserve.
- I therefore hope that there will be understanding that the case processing time will take longer, as there are more cases than expected to be processed. To those of you who have submitted an application, I would simply like to say that we know it has not been easy, and we will ensure that it is concluded as quickly as possible, says Naalakkersuisoq for equality, Naaja H. Nathanielsen.
Naaja Nathanielsen has previously announced that she expects the women to receive around 300,000 kroner each.
The Danish state has offered to settle with the 143 women who have sued the Danish state with a claim for 300,000 kroner in compensation each. In addition, there will be a research fund that can, among other things, provide compensation to women who received contraception without consent before 1992.
