Stinky had better not. At the least he better inform the doctor that the visit is being recorded. Some years ago in Maryland a Democrat from Baltimore was trying to extort "campaign donations" from somebody that didn't take kindly to it. The recordings resulted in his conviction on several charges.
Well, all the other (we'll dispense with Democrat here, there is no other type of office holder in Maryland) counts, dukes, and would be princelings couldn't abide the notion they could get caught in their own web. They passed legislation in Maryland making it illegal for anyone in Maryland to record a conversation without the knowledge and consent of all parties on the tape. That's the law that the Democrats used to harass Linda Tripp.