Republicans in Congress have similarly been trying to give child tax credits starting at fertilization—but abortion rights advocates say the effort could be a roundabout way to get “fetal personhood” into law.
The federal child tax credit bill allows credits to be issued in cases of miscarriages or stillborn births, but not abortions, specifying there’s no tax benefit in cases where the unborn child died as “a result of an induced abortion or any other act that was intended by the mother to cause the death of the unborn child,” excluding ectopic pregnancies.
Georgia’s policy wouldn’t apply to anyone who gets an abortion within the state—as its six-week abortion ban means any embryo would be aborted before it meets the criteria for a tax credit—but the Department of Revenue has not yet responded to a request for comment on whether it would apply to miscarriages or when a person travels out of state for an abortion after there’s cardiac activity.
about the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act, which he introduced with other GOP lawmakers. “From prenatal care to stocking up on baby supplies, this tax relief will help parents prepare for the arrival of their baby.
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