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I think a name is personal and there is no fathomable reason for the government to restrict what it is unless you're wanting to change it to something obscene or are wanting to change it to dodge creditors. Quebec should absolutely give women or men the right to choose their name.
I think all states should do it the way Mass. does it. Also, I think there should be one spot that you change it at, too (this is kind of a hijack... sorry!). When I took my certified copy of my marriage license in to change my name for my drivers license, they could have easily directed me to make a stop by the car registration desk (less than 100 feet away) while I was already there so that they could change my registration paperwork. Instead, 6 months later when I took off of work early to get my updated car tags, they informed me that they couldn't do it because they needed to see the marriage certificate (driver's license was apparently not good enough, even though I had to show the marriage license in order to get it!). By that time, it was too late to go over to the other side of town where our safety deposit box was with our marriage license. So... I had to take off AGAIN early the next day to go to the safety deposit box, then back to get the car tags.
Sometimes I marvel at the logic of government bureaucracy...
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