Man adopts aborted fetuses and gives them his last name

Yes, you read that right.  A California man has symbolically adopted his wife’s two aborted fetuses and given them his last name.  According to Fox News, Stan Musil said he filed the posthumous “adoption” as a way to support his wife, Lisa, and help her heal from the pain of having those abortions.

Adoption law expert Rod Stoddart:

“I explained that it’s not possible from a legal standpoint, because there’s no birth certificate and no child living now to be adopted,” Stoddart told FOXNews.com. “But from an emotional standpoint, there’s no reason why we could not do an agreement between them where he would adopt those children and give them his name.”

Lisa Musil, now 45, had her first abortion at 19 and continued on a path that led her to substance abuse as well as a subsequent abortion.  She claims that the emotional pain was often too much to bear.

My first response was to scoff, but after considering this further I think it’s a really nice idea.  Sharing a family name is obviously really important to this couple.  Here is another story that illustrates just how meaningful last names are to us all.  Congrats to the Musils!