08/03/2022
When you leave it up to the States to each decide their version of women's rights, you get some weird results. Today I noticed this weird dichotomy: (1) Kansas voters rejecting further restrictions on that pesky abortion issue essentially supporting “a 2019 decision by the Kansas state Supreme Court, which ruled 6-1 that the state constitution “enables a woman to make decisions regarding her body, health, family formation, and family life, including the decision whether to continue a pregnancy.”” see https://www.yahoo.com/news/kansas-abortion-protections-results-constitutional-amendment-024132082.html
and (2) The Georgia State Revenue Dept. statement that it now “will recognize any unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat ... as eligible for the Georgia individual income tax dependent exemption..” https://www.yahoo.com/news/georgia-residents-now-claim-embryos-131441456.html
I find it kind of humorous to imagine how that second one will turn out, especially considering that anyone with a uterus could now claim a tax exemption, only to find that by the next tax year, a spontaneous miscarriage had occurred. :) Only to be replaced by a new pregnancy and a new tax deduction. Fun enforcement for Georgia to figure out.
Kind of why I think it would be better to have one rule nationally (are women human beings or chattel?), instead of the chaos in process following the Dobbs decision. - No doubt there will be more craziness to ensue. This is just the beginning.
Georgia residents can now claim embryos as dependents on their state taxes, the state's department of revenue announced Monday.
