In Georgia, the embryo can be declared as a dependent on the tax return

Taxpayers in Georgia will be able to claim tax breaks for "any unborn child with a detectable heartbeat," reports TheGuardian.

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Georgia taxpayers can now list embryos as dependents on their tax returns.

In an Aug. 1 press release, the Georgia Internal Revenue Service said it would begin "recognizing any unborn child with a human heartbeat...as a dependent, thus qualifying for exemption from personal income tax."

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The announcement follows a June 24 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, which established a nationwide right to abortion nearly 50 years ago. On July 20, a lower federal appeals court also ruled that a Georgia law banning most abortions in the state would go into effect.

The officials added that taxpayers filing returns starting July 20 can claim a deduction of up to $3000 for any fetus whose heartbeat can be detected. The statement said that this "could happen as early as the sixth week of pregnancy," before most women even know they are pregnant.

Taxpayers must be prepared to provide "relevant medical records or other supporting documentation...as requested by the IRS."

Legal analysts and abortion rights advocates greeted the announcement with dismay and skepticism.

Anthony Michael Kreis, professor of law and political scientist at Georgia State University, tweeted that some pregnancies found within six weeks of pregnancy "result in natural miscarriages," which could result in the Georgia Treasury "giving away a lot of money for pregnancies." , which will not end with the birth of a child.

This may be good public health policy, although it may cost a lot more money than expected.

Lauren Groh-Vargo, campaign manager for Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia, tweeted: "So what happens when you claim your fetus is dependent and then you have a late miscarriage, you could be caught in tax fraud?

The Georgia Internal Revenue Service's Aug. 1 announcement comes less than a month after a pregnant woman in Texas told police her unborn child should be considered an extra passenger when receiving a traffic ticket for driving alone in a high-traffic lane.

The woman did not refuse the fine, but said that she plans to go to court to test her arguments there.

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More than half of America's states have either banned or are expected to ban abortion after the Supreme Court returned abortion regulation to the state level. Prohibitions such as those in Georgia force patients seeking abortions to travel hundreds of miles from home, sometimes putting them, their friends, their families and abortion rights organizations in legal jeopardy as some states seek to criminalize assisting people in abortion.

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