Women's fight for access to their bodies has been a long and grueling one, with many successes as well as many defeats. The ability to choose the outcome of one's own body has been taken and placed in the hands of those who survive off of control. Dating back to the early Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks, the idea of abortion was less stigmatized and mostly supported in these ancient times. However, we have come a long way from the ancient methods of abortion and as technology advanced so did the methods of abortion. Although the methods have become more sophisticated and somewhat safer, the issue is the inability to access them in many states. This restriction of abortion access and abortion, in general, has been through the U.S. court systems many times, for example, Roe v. Wade and Harris v. McRae, with specific progressive outcomes as well as actions which have backtracked this issue. With many restrictions placed on abortion, many women might turn to dangerous alternatives such as kits from the black market, which could be extremely damaging to the recipient. The idea of personal autonomy has been fought for through U.S. court cases such as Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danford where the outcome benefitted the plaintiff or in Gonzalez v. Carhart where the court ruled on the side of the Act questioned.