It has required extra funding to be able to compensate all the women who have received involuntary contraception. The money has now been found.
There was considerable more women than expected who sought compensation for involuntary contraception after 1992.
Financing for the reimbursements of DKK 35 million has now been secured.
This is what the Department for Children, Youth, Justice and Equality writes in a press release.
Originally, DKK 4.5 million was set aside in the Finance Act, which corresponded to DKK 300,000 per woman, for the 15 known cases.
Money cannot replace what has happened
Naalakkersuisut for children, young people, the area of justice and equality, Mariane Paviasen Jensen (IA), is well satisfied that 35 million has been set aside for Naalakkersuisut’s special compensation scheme.
– At the same time, it is a reflection of how big this case is and how important it is that we continue to treat the case with the seriousness and propriety that it requires.
– Many women, including girls, have been wronged at the time, and the least that Naalakkersuisut can do is to secure financial compensation so that the case can be closed, and even if what has happened cannot be replaced with money, we hope that it can be of help in some way, says Mariane Paviasen Jensen.
The assessment of the applications is carried out by a team consisting of legal and healthcare experts. If deemed relevant and necessary, a trauma expert is involved. The assessment of the applications and handling of the special scheme is carried out by Frederiksen Law, which refers to the Department for Children, Youth, Justice and Equality, which also makes the final decisions in the cases.
The DKK 35 million comes from a political agreement to allocate DKK 220 million to the health service.
