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4. It is a mitzvah to issue an untrue report to enable the deceased it is better for him to go begging from door to door than to earn
to be buried on the day they died, unless there is a possibility of money by driving a car under these conditions.
chillul Hashem or the loss of one’s livelihood. Therefore, the physician should not be concerned about the driv-
5. One should not issue an untrue report to avoid vaccination er’s livelihood. However he should not make the decision alone, but
against chicken-pox. rather seek out his colleagues’ opinions to determine that the patient’s
vision indeed does not meet the requirements for a driver’s license. As
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our Sages taught us (maseches Sanhedrin 7b), when Rav Huna came
to court, he would assemble ten Torah scholars to sit and judge with
him so that if he made a mistake the punishment would be spread
out among all of them. Rashi writes in Chullin (52a, s.v. litrei gapei)
that this is the way to conduct oneself if a question of tereifah comes
before a Torah scholar. It would also be wonderful if the public would
seek out an alternate livelihood for the patient.
Nonetheless, there are differences between a driver whose vision
is slightly below the requirements, and a driver who has 6/30 vision.
These differences are expressed in the following question:

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Should one notify the authorities of a patient’s
faulty vision if this will harm the doctor?

1 Question

What is the halachah if the physician knows that if he notifies the
authorities and they revoke his patient’s driver’s license, the patient
will harm him financially? Is the physician obligated to get involved
and rely on “Do not fear any man,” because the judgment is G-d’s (De-
varim 1:17), or perhaps “Your life takes precedence” and he is allowed
to look away?

1 AnsweR

It seems that in this case there is a difference between a driver whose
vision is 6/30 and a driver with 6/15. In the first case, the physician is

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