Cheryl Burke has spoken for the first time about an abortion she had at 18 years old after the Roe V.
Wade ruling was overturned on Friday.
The Dancing With The Stars professional, 38, told how she 'wouldn't be sitting here' without the procedure as she shared the emotional Tik Tok post.
Following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade on Friday, the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed abortion rights throughout the country,  she urged 'we need to continue to fight'.
















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Teenage: The Dancing With The Stars professional, 38, told how she 'wouldn't be sitting here' without the procedure as she shared the emotional Tik Tok post






Emotional: In the caption, she referenced the Roe v.

Wade decision - admitting she was saddened






Keep fighting: Reaching out to 'all the women out there', she said: 'We need to continue to fight, we shouldn't stop fighting for our rights as women'






Fighting back: And protests across the country have taken place, with protesters gathering at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles to show their thoughts

The power to set abortion laws has now reverted to the states, 13 of which already had 'trigger' abortion bans on the books ready to take effect when Roe was gone.
According to the BBC, an abortion clinic in Little Rock, Arkansas shut it's doors as soon as the court's decision was announced - as Arkansas is a state with a trigger law allowing an instant ban.
'No matter how hard we prepare for bad news, when it finally hits, it hits hard.

Having to call these patients and tell them Roe v Wade was overturned is heartbreaking,' nurse Ashli Hunt told the outlet.
President Joe Biden described the ruling as 'a tragic error', as protests have broken out across the country over the news. 
















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Free abortion: President Joe Biden described the ruling as 'a tragic error', as signs demanded 'free abortion on demand'