Okay, I am selfish, and horrible, but can I legally MAKE my doctor induce me?

I am mom to 4 who were all born past their due dates by 9 days, 11 days, 5 days, and 7 days. I can related to the impatience of wanting to get things moving along. Once you are close to or past that magic due date, wanting to wait is not high on the list of things you want to do. With my third baby, I was effacing and dilating 6 weeks before my due date, too, but she still didn't make her appearance until 5 days after her due date. It seemed like things weren't progressing, but things really were happening since I wasn't induced. From a legal standpoint, your doctor must make the medical decisions he feels is best for you, your baby, and your medical condition. He/she could not in good moral or ethical conscious make the decision to induce you if it were not medically warranted. Anytime you interfere with the natural progression of labor and birth, there are risks to consider. If you asked for an induction and your doctor refused, no court of law is going to say your legal rights were infringed upon because your doctor deemed an induction was not the best course of treatment in your case. You can not make the doctor do anything that goes against his/her medical expertise, experience, and knowledge. You do have the right to ask for the induction, but it is also his/her right to refuse. Even though it would be done for your convenience and not for any medical reason, your doctor may allow it sooner than 41 weeks, but if he/she says no, then waiting 4 days or until you naturally go into labor are your only choices.