America's fight over access to abortion is long, bitter and ugly.

And with a conservative majority now sitting on the US Supreme Court, the rules might be about to change dramatically.

Next month, the US Supreme Court is due to start hearing a case that could validate an effective ban on abortions after 15 weeks in Mississippi, in a case that will have far reaching consequences for the entire county.

So what could it mean for women in Mississippi, and everywhere else in America?

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Kathryn Diss, ABC North America Correspondent

Dr Colleen McNicholas, Obstetrician-Gynecologist in St Louis, Missouri, US

Robin Utz, Missouri mother

Angela Michael, Retired Missouri nurse

Sam Lee, Director, Campaign Life Missouri