Yeah, I agree, but that's not the issue here. A Birth Certificate is a record of the blood parentage of a child, not a feel-good award for the baby's scrapbook. The names recorded on the birth certificate need to be the names of the two people who contributed their DNA to create the child, and no one else.
Many, many years ago, that was the case.
I just caution that we don't put all the blame for this change on the lesbian couples. In fact, I know of many heterosexual women with multiple Baby Daddies who act as if fathers are optional--all they need is a sperm sample. Getting to this point has been a process started by heterosexuals that don't respect the family, fathers or marriage.
When I gave birth a little over a year ago, I was reading through the materials they give you in the hospital and I was saddened by the fact that I could choose NOT to list anyone as the father or I could name anyone. Obviously, the person named has the right of contesting it and demanding a DNA test, etc. But it just goes to show that a Birth Certificate in this day in age means squat.
I personally feel that men are vulnerable on this issue (anyone can name you as the father of their child) and I think that women should face legal consequences for falsely naming someone as the father. If they just don't know, get a DNA test or put "unknown."
That hasn't been the case for well over 20 years now.