Following a recent Georgia law banning all abortions after six weeks, the state’s revenue department has issued new guidelines, saying that all residents whose unborn fetuses have a heartbeat will qualify for tax deductions, the same way any born children would.
The first of its kind in the nation, any expectant mother who can provide medical documentation proving that she is pregnant and that her baby (or babies) have a heartbeat can claim a $3000 exemption on the state tax reforms.
The new directive has come under fire by several critics for not addressing what happens in cases of miscarriage, as well as bemoaning that the state will lose out on revenue if every woman carrying a baby in her womb now gets a tax break.
