Hundreds Left Infertile After Campaign to Control Greenland’s Population
After a two-year investigation, independent researchers have released a report on the forced sterilization of Greenlandic women and girls by Danish doctors since the 1960s. Between 1966 and 1970, over 4,500 women and girls, some as young as twelve, had an intra-uterine device (IUD) implanted. Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, issued an apology to Greenland, calling the campaign to manage Greenland’s population “systematic discrimination.” From the testimonies of 410 cases in the report, 349 involved subsequent health complications. Greenlandic girls were often given contraception without consent or knowledge, and several reports of women receiving injections left them infertile. Although Greenland gained independence from Danish colonial rule in 1953, Denmark oversaw their healthcare until 1992. The nearly 350-page report was the final step of the investigation ordered by both countries, but the authors outline that courts must determine if the abuses outlined violated Danish and human rights law. A lawsuit is ongoing from a group of 143 women—138 of whom were underage at the time of being sterilized—who are fighting for compensation.
Polling From NBC News Desk Reveals Gen Z’s Growing Gender Divide on Personal and Political Issues
According to a new poll from the NBC News Decision Desk, the gender divide has deepened among Gen Z on social and political issues. Conducted between August 13 and September 1 of this year, the poll surveyed 2,970 adults aged between eighteen and twenty-nine. On average, 64 percent of Gen Z disapprove of President Donald Trump’s performance; however, when separated by gender, young men are more evenly split with 53 percent disapproving, while young women report a 74 percent disapproval rate. Republican and Democratic supporters also report different personal priorities. For example, in a thirteen-point ranking of personal success, young men who voted for Trump ranked having children first, whereas young women who voted for Kamala Harris ranked it twelfth. In ranking marriage, men who voted for Trump placed it at four, whereas women of both political parties ranked it lower: Nine for women who voted for Trump and eleven for women who supported Harris. Not separated by political belief, Gen Z men and women had the same top priorities, including a fulfilling job, economic success, and financial independence.
Afghan Women and Girls Left Under Rubble Without Female Aid Workers
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Following the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, restrictions on physical contact between unrelated men and women are preventing women and adolescent girls from being rescued or receiving care. According to Tahzeebullah Muhazeb, a volunteer aid worker in Kunar Province, all-male medical teams are hesitant to rescue women stuck under rubble and are leaving trapped or injured women aside for women from nearby villages to dig them out. Dead women were pulled up by their clothes to prevent skin-to-skin contact. “It felt like women were invisible,” commented Muhazeb. The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested that the Taliban lift restrictions against Afghan female aid workers, as well as guardian laws, to increase the number of women able to provide care. The magnitude six earthquake has killed 3,600 and left thousands homeless. The Taliban barred women from medical training last year, which has exacerbated the scarcity of female medical and aid workers.
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