Dec 19, 2025
Rose Docherty became the first person charged under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act after holding up a placard outside the facility in Glasgow in May, and again in September.
Under the laws, introduced in 2024, activities which could "influence or alarm others around hospitals and clinics where terminations are carried out" are prohibited.
Ms Docherty, 75, made no plea during the initial hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday and will appear again on 13 January.
BBC
Sep 27, 2025
A 75-year-old woman has been arrested for a second time for taking part in an anti-abortion protest outside a hospital in Glasgow. Rose Docherty was detained on Hardgate Road, outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, on Wednesday while carrying a placard which stated "Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want."
She was arrested, charged and released on bail under a new law that created buffer zones outside Scottish abortion clinics.
Aug 14, 2025
Katy Scott, BBC Scotland News
A woman who was arrested for taking part in an anti-abortion protest outside a hospital in Glasgow will face no further action.
Rose Docherty, 75, was the first person to be charged under a new law that created buffer zones outside Scottish abortion clinics.
She had been taking part in a demonstration close to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in February.
Ruth Suter & Chloe Goodall
Fri 4 July 2025
An Edinburgh clinic is set to endure a fresh round of anti-abortion harassment from an American religious group despite new laws designed to prevent protests taking place near clinics.
The Texas-based group, 40 Days for Life, announced online that it will hold a series of "prayer vigils" near Chalmers Clinic in September. The activity is expected to last for 40 days and will commence from September 24 with the last "vigil" to take place on November 2.
Continued: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/edinburgh-abortion-clinic-set-fresh-180623994.html
May 15, 2025
A woman who was arrested for taking part in an anti-abortion protest outside of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has said she is prepared to go to prison over the offence.
Rose Docherty, 74, became the first person to be arrested and charged under a new law which creates buffer zones outside Scottish abortion clinics in February.
Glasgow Council's abortion protest buffer zone report overdue
By Tamsin Selbie, BBC Scotland
23 March 2019
A pledge to look at how to implement "buffer zones" outside abortion clinics at Glasgow hospitals has missed its deadline, BBC Scotland has learned.
Glasgow City Council passed a motion in June last year backing the safe spaces "to protect women from obstruction or harassment when accessing services".
The move gained cross-party support and a report on how it could be done was promised by the end of last year.
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