ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Missourians will have a chance to enshrine an abortion-rights measure into the state constitution.
Despite opposition from GOP, most notably from Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that recommended the measure be stripped from the Nov. 5 ballot.
The decision was made less than three hours before the constitutional deadline to remove a question from the ballot.
"When people say the law moves people, this is a great example of how that's not always the case," said KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young on Total Information A.M.
Young said the amendment was allowed onto the Missouri ballot because the Missouri Supreme Court decided that once the amendment was certified by Ashcroft's office on Aug. 6, it can't be changed.
"The Missouri Supreme Court stated once it's certified by Aug. 6, anything that occurs after that is irrelevant," said Young. "For example, Jay Ashcroft's office earlier this decertified the amendment from the ballot, they said that is moot because it occurred after Aug. 6."
Young says that more clarity will come out later when opinions are drafted and officially published.
"We expect more analysis on this to come out in the coming days and we will have a greater insight into what the Missouri Supreme Court was thinking once those opinions come out," said Young.