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In Israel more pregnancy scans are performed than in other Western countries, including Germany, the United States and Japan. Moreover, the pregnancy termination policy in Israel is far more liberal, especially with regard to late-term abortion, when the fetus is already viable. Alongside high technological capabilities and the high frequency of genetic diseases, an illusion has developed in Israel that it is possible to ensure a perfect baby by means of extensive testing during the course of the pregnancy. The Supreme Court has been asked recently to recognize "wrongful birth" - the right of the child and his parents to sue the doctors for a birth with a...