The decision to keep a constitutional amendment legalizing abortion on the November statewide ballot was decided by a narrowly-divided Missouri Supreme Court, according to opinions released Friday. The majority opinion was written by Judge Paul Wilson,

Abortion will be on the ballot in Missouri this November, but that was determined by a razor-thin margin. On Friday, the state’s high court released its opinions on the case – revealing a 4-3 decision to put Amendment 3 on the ballot.

Missouri was the first state to enact a near-total ban on abortion. This November, Missouri voters have the chance to reverse it with Amendment 3, which would guarantee the right to an abortion until fetal viability.

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

Missouri residents will have abortion on the ballot after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Amendment 3 should be included in the November election.

As the last few weeks tick down before November’s general election, candidates weigh in on key topics with voters. At a candidate forum held in Springfield Friday, the four candidates for the U.S. Senate in Missouri were each asked about federal abortion legislation.

Missouri's high court ruled to keep a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights on the ballot in November.

The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether an abortion-rights amendment will go before the state's voters this year.

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. In a 49-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger argued that the Republican-controlled state cannot “make it a crime to communicate freely” about legal abortion options even in a state where abortion is banned at all stages of pregnancy except for a handful of situations.