South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers has just finished inventing Rape-aXe.
Basically, the woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon.
Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks line its inside and attach on a man's penis during penetration,
Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it -- 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."
Ehlers said she sold her house and car to launch the project, and she planned to distribute 30,000 free devices under supervision during the World Cup period.
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.
In most African countries, rape convictions are not common. Affected women don't get immediate access to medical care, and DNA tests to provide evidence are unaffordable.
Most victims then contract HIV and fall pregnant, mostly forced to carry the child to term.
"Women and girls who experience these violations are denied justice, factors that contribute to the normalization of rape and violence in South African society," Human Rights Watch says.
Women take drastic measures to prevent rape in South Africa, Ehlers said, with some wearing extra tight biker shorts and others inserting razor blades wrapped in sponges in their private parts.
Strangely enough Dr Ehlers has received an astonishing amount of criticism for this product, people saying it will entice anger from the attacker and that it is medieval???? Er, missing the point guys.........
Im just so thankful that something can be done to prevent even one single rape and make these vulnerable woman feel even slightly safer.
I think its awesome.
Hopefully the government will get involved (cough cough) and distribute them for free,
this development is much more important and exciting than anything else ive heard in a long long time.
Bring it on.
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