The first of the two bills passed Wednesday was sponsored by Rep. Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs). He said the bill would make the sale of fetal tissue by doctors or mothers punishable by up to five years in prison.

"That is not to say that a fetus could not in fact be donated for research purposes, but there cannot be any compensation paid to the doctor or to the mother for that purpose," Willard said from the House floor Wednesday.

Federal law already prevents the sale of fetal tissue. Willard said his bill addresses a loophole in state law that could allow for that tissue to be sold.

The second bill passed was sponsored by Rep. Joyce Chandler (R-Grayson). She said the legislation would require juvenile court clerks to send yearly reports on juvenile abortion requests to the state judicial council.

"No names of girls or doctors or judges; just aggregate data. That is all," Chandler said Wednesday on the House floor.

Chandler said the reports would show when the abortion requests were approved or denied and would help the state better track how many times a year girls under 18 years of age request abortions.

She said the data will not be subject to open records requests.

Tags: Rep. Wendell Willard; Fetal Tissue