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Testing rape-preventing condoms in South Africa

Last year, in June, a study was released in South Africa which found that more than one in four men in South Africa admitted to raping a woman.  During the World Cup, 30,000 women have been given condoms, or tampon-like devices, which have “teeth”, or hooks inside that attach to a man’s penis during penetration.  Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it.  The device was developed by a South African doctor, Dr. Sonnet Ehlers, who has sold her house and car to pursue the project.  The device has been controversial, deemed “medieval” by some.

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