Can't agree more. I used to kind of get the lawsuit argument, but then thought about it a bit more and realized that if they can make a release that can stand up in court for something like jumping out of a plane with a rubber band attached to your ankle (aka bungee jumping), then they can darn well make a release form for docs to use for elective procedures that would stand up in court.

And the fun doesn't end when you have a kid - no, indeed, evidently one's not enough. It's hard to find a doctor to do a tubal and/or hysterectomy when you don't have at LEAST two kids. Pardon me while I go slam my head in my closet door.