Hilary Swank: Pregnant at 52, Fighting for Our Kids + Why There Are No “Shoulds”

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Hilary Swank has built a career playing people who refuse to back down, from Boys Don’t Cry to Million Dollar Baby . When Danielle asked her why those stories call to her, she got emotional: “I feel like I’m an underdog. I love the outsiders, and I love rooting for them.” Now the two-time Oscar winner is rooting for every parent standing in a store aisle, trying to figure out what’s actually in the products they bring home. When Hilary was preparing to become a mom, she started reading labels and couldn’t stop. She found toxins in diapers, heavy metals in prenatal vitamins, and “healthy” brands that weren’t healthy at all. So she…