Ohio bill would allow parents to claim 'conceived children' on income taxes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow parents to claim “conceived children” as dependents on their state income taxes.

Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) recently introduced House Bill 654, or the Strategic Tax Options for Raising Kids (STORK) Act, which would allow Ohioans to include embryos or fetuses conceived during the taxable year as dependents. If a taxpayer and their spouse file separate returns, only the expecting mother can claim the embryo or fetus.