Missouri abortion-rights measure will be on ballot, court rules

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an amendment to restore abortion rights in the state will be on the ballot.

The proposed measure would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, prohibiting any government interference related to the procedure. If it passes, it's expected to undo the state's 2022 near-total abortion ban. The court issued its ruling hours before the Tuesday deadline for changes to be made to the November ballot.

State Supreme Court judges ordered Jay Ashcroft, the GOP secretary of state, to put the measure back on the ballot. He had removed it Monday after a county circuit judge's ruling Friday.