"I couldn't convince an 89-year-old not to die in Switzerland. It still stings"

Prof. Gil Siegel, dean of the law faculty at the Ono Academic College, warns in an interview about the dangers of the race for a perfect baby and the use of robots that could harm human relationships. He recounts a case before the committee for selecting the sex of the newborn where a petitioner argued that the committee would be 'the long arm of the Nazis' if it did not approve a son for him.

Prof. Gil Siegel, dean of the law faculty at the Ono Academic College, a surgeon and bioethics expert, is interviewed by 'Globes' and warns of the dangers in the race for a perfect baby. Siegel, who served 12 years as chairman of the committee for selecting the sex of the newborn, recounts a case where a man argued that if a son were not approved, the committee would be 'the long arm of the Nazis.' He expresses concern about the growing use of robots that could harm human relationships, and suggests turning them off once a day to require family visits. Siegel opposes screening embryos based on a predisposition to Alzheimer's, arguing they deserve to live 85 good years. He warns that defining what is 'perfect' fixes human development and harms the diversity necessary for humanity.