Grandmother’s Anti-Abortion Protest Case Dropped After Landmark Scottish Ruling
Rose Docherty’s Legal Battle Highlights Tensions Over Scotland’s Safe Access Zones Rose Docherty , a 75-year-old grandmother, has emerged victorious after Scottish prosecutors dropped charges against her for protesting near Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Docherty was the first person charged under Scotland’s new Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act , which bans demonstrations within 200 metres of any abortion clinic.




