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Georgia Will Allow People to Claim an Embryo as a Dependent on Their Taxes and, No, That’s Not a Joke
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 01, 2022 05:45pm |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Bess Levin |
| News Date | Monday, August 1, 2022 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Earlier this month, while ruling that Georgia’s ban on abortion after about six weeks could go into effect, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals also agreed that “personhood” could be redefined to include embryos and fetuses, giving the same rights to clumps of cells as walking-around humans. Now, the Georgia Department of Revenue has issued guidance for people to claim embryos as dependents on their taxes. No, this is not satire.
In a press release published on Monday, the state writes that in light of both the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and the appeals court upholding Georgia’s abortion law, “the Department will recognize any unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat…as eligible for the Georgia individual income tax dependent exemption.” Moving forward, taxpayers can claim “a dependent personal exemption...in the amount of $3,000 for each unborn child.” The department says that taxpayers must provide “relevant medical records or other supporting documentation” if requested. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution notes that the law also “allows expectant mothers to file for child support to cover the costs of pregnancy and delivery,” and requires unborn children, a.k.a. fetuses, to be counted for Georgia’s census records. |
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