The Wild, Untold Story of How They Made Abortion Political: Witches, Healers & Liars | Amanda with Jessica Valenti

Jul 21, 2026 · 1h 32m

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0:00Friends, welcome back to We Can Do Hard Things.

0:04This is Amanda.

0:05I am so happy you are here because today's conversation is so important.

0:12It's important to me and to all of us.

0:15Today is about abortion.

0:18We hear a lot about abortion, but rarely, if ever, do we hear the truth.

0:23Abortion is everything.

0:25Abortion is everything.

0:29Because outlawing abortion is about controlling women.

0:32When a woman cannot make decisions about her own health, her own future, her own finances, her own family, she does not control her life.

0:41Abortion is the foundation upon which a woman's ability to live freely rests, including her right to vote, to earn money, to own the fruits of her brain and her work, the ability to move freely in the world, the ability to protect herself and her family.

0:58Today, we are unveiling the truth about the history of abortion.

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