The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children has brought attention to the broader implications of granting legal and constitutional protections to embryos and fetuses. This ruling has sparked discussions on the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person, leading to various legislative proposals across the U.S.
Lawmakers in at least six states have introduced measures similar to a Georgia law that allows women to seek child support back to conception and claim income tax deductions for dependent children before birth. Utah also enacted a pregnancy tax break last year, with similar measures under consideration in four other states.
