“We want to make our state as unfriendly to child predators as possible.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today signed a bill effectively banning the sale and possession of childlike sex dolls into law. Senate Bill 160 was one of the bills sponsored by Senator Lauren Book (D-Plantation) that successfully passed through the Florida Legislature earlier this month.
“These are anatomically correct, lifelike silicone dolls that are eerily similar to real human children made for the sole purpose of sexual gratification,” says Senator Book. “Just as viewing child pornography lowers the inhibitions of child predators, so do these childlike sex dolls that have no place in the state of Florida. We want to make our state as unfriendly to child predators as possible.”
Senator Lauren Book first learned about these explicit dolls through her advocacy as Founder/CEO of Lauren’s Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that exists to prevent child sexual abuse and help survivors heal. Congress has considered a nation-wide ban on the dolls, as have several other state legislatures, and Canada currently has one in effect.
About Senator Lauren Book
Senator Lauren Book, M.S. Ed, is an internationally respected and renowned child advocate, former classroom teacher and best-selling author. She represents the Broward County-based District 32 in the Florida Senate, and was elected to serve in 2016. Following her advocacy in the wake of the Parkland massacre, Senator Book was appointed to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission to investigate mass shootings and recommend policy to reduce the possibility of future such tragedies. In her capacity as Founder and CEO of Florida-based nonprofit Lauren’s Kids, Book works tirelessly to prevent child sexual abuse and help survivors heal, and has been named a PEOPLE All-Star Among Us, GLAMOUR Woman of the Year, and L’Oreal Woman of Worth. She is the recipient of a Congressional Medal of Merit for her tireless work to protect childhood and sits on the Florida Children’s Cabinet. She is an EMMY and Gracie Award-winning television producer and has been featured by national media outlets including Newsweek, NPR, Cosmopolitan Magazine, the Huffington Post, USA Today and many more.
