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  • 2012-07-27 (xsd:date)
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  • RapeX, the South African Anti-Rape Condom (en)
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  • In 2012, internet users began forwarding a description of a South African anti-rape device known as Rapex: The device shown above is a prototype for an anti-rape female condom which was unveiled in 2005, as designed by Sonnet Ehlers, a former medical technician in South Africa. Originally branded RapeX, the device's identification was changed to Rape-aXe due to a conflict with the European Union's warning system of similar name. Various news article reported of the device's introduction that: However, even though the the Rape-aXe anti-rape condom was promoted online and announced as about to go into production eleven years ago, we've found no indication that it has ever been marketed to the public nor any announcement confirming if or when it will be made available for purchase. CNN reported in 2010 that Ehlers planned to distribute 30,000 of the devices in South Africa during the upcoming World Cup football matches and hoped to make them available for sale after a trial period, but we have found no report suggesting that the product has ever been released to vendors. In January 2017, a GoFundMe campaign was launched with a stated goal of continuing to develop a Rape-aXe product and bring it to market. As of 2020, the campaign was still far short of its goal of raising $310,000. (en)
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