fetal tax credit

[Neurotika]

State legislators in Michigan held a hearing on Tuesday to consider House Bills 5684 and 5685, which would allow taxpayers to receive tax relief for unborn fetuses past 12 weeks’ gestation. The proposed legislation is an odd push for Michigan Republicans, partly because Progress Michigan notes the state slashed tax credits for children last year — meaning that although parents living in Michigan do not qualify for additional tax breaks to offset the cost of caring for their own children, they could soon be able to claim a tax credit for an unborn fetus.

After Cutting Tax Credit For Children, Michigan Republicans Consider One For Fetuses | ThinkProgress

life begins at conception and ends when you are born apparently ;\

 

[KissMy]

So now women can claim they are pregnant with triplets to get a triple tax credit. Then miscarry just before delivery. Repeat over & over. Women will never have to pay taxes again. Who says republicans hate women?

 

[Mr. H.]

Maybe Liberals will open an exchange and trade Unborn Fetus futures.

 

[Scorpion]

These legislators don't have more important issues to consider?
Un-fucking-believable.

 

[waltky]

Alabama Supreme Court decides unborn children have rights and should be protected by law...

Alabama Supreme Court: ‘Unborn Children Are Persons With Rights’
January 16, 2013 – The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a case on Friday that “unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law.”

The case involved two women who had been charged under a “chemical endangerment” law because they had ingested illegal drugs – one, cocaine, and the second, methamphetamine -- while pregnant. One woman’s baby tested positive for cocaine when born; the other baby was born prematurely and died shortly thereafter due to “acute methamphetamine intoxication.” They women appealed their convictions, with their lawyers making numerous arguments but one in particular: that the word “child” did not apply to an unborn child or a fetus. The Court said otherwise.

In its concluding remarks, the Alabama Supreme Court said: “The decision of this Court today is in keeping with the widespread legal recognition that unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law. Today, the only major area in which unborn children are denied legal protection is abortion, and that denial is only because of the dictates of Roe.” “Furthermore, the decision in the present cases is consistent with the Declaration of Rights in the Alabama Constitution, which states that ‘all men are equally free and independent; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” said the Court.

After the ruling on Jan. 11, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said, “The court has ratified our argument that the public policy of our state is to protect life, both born and unborn." "It is a tremendous victory that the Alabama Supreme Court has affirmed the value of all life, including those of unborn children whose lives are among the most vulnerable of all," he said.

Alabama Supreme Court: ?Unborn Children Are Persons With Rights? | CNS News

 

[sfcalifornia]

State legislators in Michigan held a hearing on Tuesday to consider House Bills 5684 and 5685, which would allow taxpayers to receive tax relief for unborn fetuses past 12 weeks’ gestation. The proposed legislation is an odd push for Michigan Republicans, partly because Progress Michigan notes the state slashed tax credits for children last year — meaning that although parents living in Michigan do not qualify for additional tax breaks to offset the cost of caring for their own children, they could soon be able to claim a tax credit for an unborn fetus.

After Cutting Tax Credit For Children, Michigan Republicans Consider One For Fetuses | ThinkProgress

life begins at conception and ends when you are born apparently ;\

From the link:

Progress Michigan’s executive director points out that the proposed legislation is a dangerous step toward endowing fetuses with the same rights as human beings while disregarding the real economic needs of Michigan’s children, 341,000 of whom currently live in high-poverty areas:

Republicans have some screwed up priorities.

 

[AmyNation]

Ha! A tax credit for your fetus, but not for the child you have to feed and clothe.

Classy.