Siegbert Frank Droese· ESN

False

Indigenous Greenlanders had to undergo euthanasia programmes until a few decades ago

Error detected

The claim incorrectly describes the programmes as 'euthanasia' (killing) when they were actually forced sterilization and contraception programmes

Euthanasia and sterilization are fundamentally different: euthanasia ends life, while sterilization prevents reproduction

Omissions

• The programmes specifically targeted Inuit women, not the entire indigenous population
• The campaign involved insertion of IUDs (intrauterine devices) and sterilization procedures, not termination of life
• The programme is specifically known as the 'Spiralkampagnen' or 'Spiral Case'
• In 2022-2023, Denmark and Greenland established compensation frameworks for victims of these forced contraception practices
• The programmes were population control measures based on eugenics ideology, not mercy killing

Sources

• AcademicGeorgetown Journal of International Affairs - The Greenlandic Forced Contraception CasesDenmark implemented forced contraception and non-consensual sterilizations viewed as medical interventions based on eugenics, with apologies and compensation frameworks established in 2022-2023
• SecondaryThe Dial - Reckoning with Denmark's Cruel Birth Control CampaignGreenland's Spiralkampagnen sterilization campaign ran from 1966 to 1975, involving insertion of IUDs in Inuit women without informed consent
• SecondaryHumanium - Denmark's experiment on Inuit childrenThe forced sterilization campaign ('Spiral Case') left deep psychological wounds on Inuit women victims