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The condom with TEETH: South African doctor designs new female contraceptive to ward off would-be rapists




Last updated at 8:38 PM on 20th June 2010

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Rape-Axe is a condom for women with teeth-like hooks to deter would-be rapists

A new condom for women designed with teeth to ward off would-be rapists has been launched by a South African doctor.

Rape-aXe was dreamed up four decades ago by Dr Sonnet Ehlers when as a 20-year-old medical researcher, she met a devastated rape victim who was like 'a breathing corpse'.

In an interview with CNN, Ehlers told how the woman said: 'If only I had teeth down down there' said Ehlers. 'I promised her I'd do something to help people like her one day.'
True to her word, Rape-Axe has jagged teeth-like hooks that latch onto a man's penis during penetration.
Once its in place, it can only be removed by a doctor - a procedure Ehlers hopes will be done with authorities on standby to make an arrest.
'It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," she said. 'If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter... however, it doesn't break the skin, and there's no danger of fluid exposure.'
30,000 of the female condoms are being distributed around the various South African citites where the World Cup football matches are taking place.

Ehlers said that she had taken the proper research and development steps before launching the product.
'I consulted engineers, gynecologists and psychologists to help in the design and make sure it was safe,' she said.
Once the trial period is over, they'll be available for about £1.50 each.

South African Dr Sonnet Ehlers: 'This will make some men rethink before they assault a woman'

"The ideal situation would be for a woman to wear this when she's going out on some kind of blind date ... or to an area she's not comfortable with," Ehlers added.
However critics belive the female condom makes women vulnerable to more violence from men trapped by the device.
It's also a form of 'enslavement,' said Victoria Kajja, a fellow for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the east African country of Uganda.
'The fears surrounding the victim, the act of wearing the condom in anticipation of being assaulted all represent enslavement that no woman should be subjected to.'
South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world, according to Human Rights Watch.

A 2009 report by the nation's Medical Research Council found that 28 percent of men surveyed had raped a woman or girl, with one in 20 saying they had raped in the past year. It is also believed that 16 percent of the population is living with HIV.

Women take drastic measures to prevent rape in South Africa, Ehlers said, with some inserting razor blades in their private parts.
'I believe something's got to be done ... and this will make some men rethink before they assault a woman.'

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[evilsatan]

I swear I have heard of these before... Or maybe I am getting confused with that shit film 'Teeth'.

Just two thoughts here, how come so many men admitted to rape?!! Do they think it's right? Or are they just proud/ignorant?

Secondly, what would a potential consensual partner thin if she takes him home for a fuck and she has to make him wait whilst she removes her anti-rape weapon. Worse still if they get so messy at the bar she forgets

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I've definitely seen these before, they are not new. A medical friend of mine informed me they'd be terrible for AIDS as blood is more likely to spread it than normal sex related fluids. They're also a bit extreme in my opinion, if I was a woman and didn't feel safe without one I'd not be doing whatever it was that I was planning.

I don't really get how they prevent rape either, if they are inside the fanny then the girl still has to get knocked to the ground, beaten into some sort of submission and entered before the device works, then she has both a rapist and a big angry bastard in extreme pain to deal with. Basically like rape but even worse.

They are an OK idea but totally not thought through in my opinion. If anything, given how often they get announced in a press-release style way as some new thing I think they could just be a fake product used to deter rapists, on the basis that any woman could theoretically have one.

For real rape defence, pepper spray or a taser would be far more effective, as they would stop the guy from fighting back and give you a continued weapon if he did. They'd also be able to stop the incident much quicker before any actual raping happens which is really the point. AFAIK they are both illegal to carry and use in the UK though, even pepper spray is a classified fire arm.