Georgia Will Allow People to Claim an Embryo as a Dependent on Their Taxes and, No, That’s Not a Joke

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… Read Full Article