Patricia Heaton is one of the few (perhaps the only?) well-known pro-life advocate actresses. You comment is the first time I've ever heard anything political about Swank.
She was on either Letterman or Leno together as the two guests for the evening and they got into politics and Patrician said she was Republican and Hillary Swank said ya me too and that was about it except for I think it was Jay almost had a heart attach. It was before she won the oscar though. I can't remember exactly because I am sure I was drooling or something.