
Scottish grandmother's case dropped after arrest for holding sign in abortion buffer zone
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Charges dropped against Rose Docherty, 75-year-old Scottish grandmother arrested for holding conversation sign in abortion buffer zone at Glasgow hospital.
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Docherty was the first person to be arrested and charged under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act, which went into effect in September 2024, according to the BBC.
The law criminalizes protests or vigils within 200 meters, or 656 feet, of 30 clinics offering abortion services in Scotland. A similar law exists in England and Wales that makes it illegal to "influence someone’s decision to access an abortion within 500 feet of any abortion facility."
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