Explaining why she chose to do this in her stand-up routine, Gadsby recently explained during a Ted Talk: “I realised that I’ve been telling my stories for laughs. I’ve been trimming away the darkness, cutting away the pain and holding on to my trauma for the comfort of my audience.”

She added: “I had an idea to tell my truth, all of it. Not to share laughs but to share the literal, visceral pain of my trauma and I thought the best way to do that was with a comedy show.”

Now, Gadsy has continued to unravel the layers of her traumas by responding to the recent abortion bans in America. Just this week, Donald Trump spread misleading pro-life rhetoric at his 2020 campaign launch, saying Democrats support taxes to “rip babies straight from the mother’s womb.” His comments came after 16 states passed anti-abortion legislation this year.

Hannah Gadbsy recalling her rape related abortion is terrifying, but it’s essential we listen