The creators of two do-it-yourself rape test kits have stopped sales and advertising after an outpouring of concern from lawyers and victim advocates, including a Brigham Young University professor who emailed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Jane Mason, the co-founder of the PRESERVEkit, posted a letter Sunday on the company’s website announcing the business was halting sales.
“Because of cease and desist letters,” Mason’s letter said, “untruths all over the media and in press conferences, and the hostile and threatening atmosphere this has created, we regret to say we are removing most of the information from our website.