Scotland’s prosecution service has said it will take no further action against a 75-year-old woman who became the first person charged under the country’s new “buffer zone” law.
Rose Docherty was arrested in February outside Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital while standing with a sign reading: “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.” Though she was charged under Scotland’s Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) confirmed it would not pursue the case.
