The Georgia General Assembly could outlaw the sale of human embryo for research under legislation being drafted by a north Fulton lawmaker. House Judiciary Chairman Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs told colleagues Wednesday that current Georgia law is open to embryos being sold for research. He said his concern is that the ability to sell an embryo might influence a person who is counseling to a woman considering an abortion.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)