Terry Schiavo battle has broad impact

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The battle wages on over Terri Schiavo. A federal judge is now deciding whether to restore the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube after a bill was rushed through Congress this weekend, moving the case from state to federal court. Moral questions aren't the only tough issues this case poses. There are big financial implications, too. With Washington wading into the debate, will doctors now feel pressure to keep patients alive at all costs? Or will those costs be limited by what lawmakers think taxpayers are willing to pay? Marketplace's Bob Moon reports.