Here's teh newest cool thing to do if you're a state lawmaker: give a tax exemption to a fetus.

The new legislation would change that, allowing parents to claim a fetus as a dependent if a physician determines the fetus is at least 12 weeks old as of the end of a tax year.

A representative of the Michigan Family Forum, which supports the bill, said it could translate to a $160 savings that could be used for prenatal care or other purposes.

But critics called the measure divisive and said it appeared to be a move to lay the groundwork to fight against abortions.

"In our view these bills are an attempt to give some legal recognition to the unborn in tax law, which would then be used as a reason to give legal recognition to the unborn in other contexts such as in criminal law or in health law," said Mary Pollock of the National Organization of Women's Michigan chapter. "And so they are a not so subtle reason to establish personhood for a fetus at 12 weeks gestation so that abortion could be banned or punished thereafter."

Good gawd in heaven above...Lansing, MI has become the looney bin of state governments. This bill should die in the lame duck session but until then, Teh Crazy Rulz!