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Anti-abortion protestor Rose Docherty arrested for second time outside hospital
Rose Docherty, 75, was charged under Scotland's Safe Access Zone law that fines protesters up to £10,000 for breaching buffer zones around abortion clinics.
- On September 24, 2025, 75-year-old anti-abortion activist Rose Docherty was arrested during a protest held on Hardgate Road near a hospital in Glasgow.
- Her arrest came under recently implemented legislation establishing 200-meter exclusion zones around abortion clinics in Scotland to protect patients and staff from harassment and obstruction.
- Docherty was carrying a placard stating 'Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want' and said she stood peacefully, inviting consensual conversation without approaching anyone.
- Under the legislation drawn up by MSP Gillian Mackay, protesters within buffer zones face fines up to £10,000, and Docherty was charged and released on bail, with a court appearance scheduled at a later date.
- Her previous charge under the same law after a February protest was dropped, but the case highlights the enforcement of safe access zones aimed at protecting women and staff from harassment outside clinics.
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US Calls Scotland’s Buffer Zone Arrest of Pro-Life Campaigner Tyrannical
The U.S. government has called the arrest of a pro-life campaigner in Scotland for breaching the country’s buffer zone laws “tyrannical.” Rose Docherty was arrested by four police officers in Glasgow on Sept. 24 for allegedly violating the law on buffer zones near abortion clinics. She was detained by police outside Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital while holding a sign that read, “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.…
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