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The chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate

19 April 2024 - 31 mins
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In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the highest in the world. Then it plunged. Decades later, women have finally begun speaking out about what happened. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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