Goeben and James have given their fellow lawmakers until May 30 to sign on as co-sponsors.

The survey found that generally doll ownership was associated with lower levels of sexual preoccupation but more sexually objectifying behaviors and anticipation of sex with children. The National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine last year released findings from a survey of 85 child sex doll owners and 120 of what the survey termed “minor-attracted people” who don’t own dolls, The respondents were recruited through online forums for people sexually attracted to children. “Don’t let emotional scare tactics win out over sound science,” the foundation said in an online essay urging voters to reject South Dakota’s ban. The Prostasia Foundation, which describes itself on its website as working to protect children from sexual assault with laws based on evidence rather than emotion, maintains that doll bans are an unconstitutional invasion of privacy and remove a harmless outlet for those attracted to minors, perhaps leading to sexual assaults against real children. Angela Joyce, a spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, didn’t respond to an email message. Michael Pyritz, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, had no comment when asked whether GOP leaders support the bill. “However, I think that nothing ever replaces the real thing. “They’re to serve a purpose that may temporarily, in my opinion, satisfy the sexual urges,” he said.

James, who served as police chief in the city of Altoona before he was elected to the Legislature, said the dolls leave him “absolutely disgusted.” He, too, insisted that the dolls are a gateway to real assaults that can devastate children and families. It means taking something that was previously in one person's bottom and then putting that thing directly into the mouth.

“It’s really scary that this is something that exists and it’s being used against our children. ATM - In the porn industry, this doesn't mean a bank cash machine. “(The dolls) are horrifying,” she said in a telephone interview.

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