Georgia allows 'unborn child' to count as a dependent on taxes
Getty Images, FILE(ATLANTA) -- Pregnant people in Georgia will now be able to count their fetus as a dependent on their tax return and file for child support, according to state law. The state's Department of Revenue announced this week it will recognize "any unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat" as "eligible for the Georgia individual income tax dependent exemption," which totals $3,000. The new tax guidance from state officials comes just two weeks after a federal appeals court ruled Georgia's so-called "heartbeat law," titled the Living Infa...