Woman Sues Georgia City Over Unconstitutional Sex Toy Ban
LatestFor residents of Sandy Springs, Georgia procuring sex toys is not as easy as walking down to one’s friendly neighborhood Walgreens and picking up a “personal massager” in the toiletries aisle. In fact, residents can’t buy any type of sex toy unless they have a prescription for one. Now, a woman is suing the city over the ban because she says sex toys have saved her marriage.
Melissa Davenport is a Sandy Springs resident who lives with multiple sclerosis. The disease, which attacks the central nervous system interfering with both arousal and orgasm, has unfortunately caused Davenport to lose feeling in her genital area. By 2003 she and her husband had no sex life and it was tearing their marriage apart. The couple found that using sex toys in the bedroom helped them recover some of the sexual spark in their relationship, but a 2009 ordinance that banned anyone without “bona fide medical, scientific, educational, legislative, judicial or law enforcement purpose” may not buy such items. Davenport’s doctors refuse to prescribe sex toys for her. Davenport told WSB-TV the following.