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Denmark Apologizes After Involuntary Birth Control Scandal in Greenland

For years, Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices in Greenlandic girls and women without their consent, part of a painful legacy of mistreatment.

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Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark. “We cannot change what has happened,” she said of the forced contraception. “But we can take responsibility.”
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Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Greenland Espionage Allegations

It was the latest twist in a simmering diplomatic conflict over Greenland. President Trump wants the island to be a U.S. territory, but Denmark refuses to give it up.

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In a statement on Wednesday, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, said, “We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in Greenland.”
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