Only in America: The vibrator ban
A woman sues over a law prohibiting sex toys in the bedroom — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
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A Georgia woman is suing the city of Sandy Springs over its law banning the sale of vibrators and other sex toys unless a person can get a doctor's prescription. Melissa Davenport says sex toys saved her marriage of 24 years after she developed multiple sclerosis. The law "says the government can stick its nose in your bedroom," she said. "It's appalling."
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