Kavanaugh questions lawyer on whether Supreme Court can prohibit abortion

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked the lawyer defending a Mississippi law restricting abortion Wednesday whether the Supreme Court can ban abortion — and the lawyer said it can’t.

“To be clear, you’re not arguing that the court somehow has the authority to itself prohibit abortion or that this court has the authority to order the states to prohibit abortion, as I understand it? Correct?” Kavanaugh asked Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart…. (Excerpts from Fox News)