{"id":77896,"date":"2025-09-29T14:23:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?post_type=campaign&p=77896"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:03:09","slug":"support-rose-and-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"campaign","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/campaign\/support-rose","title":{"rendered":"Support Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Criminal charges have been dropped against Scottish grandmother, Rose Docherty, who was arrested for peacefully offering consensual conversation – becoming the first person charged under Scotland’s 2024 “buffer zone” law.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"I should not be treated as a criminal for inviting people to chat with me - lending a listening ear.\" - Rose Docherty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On 27 April, at Glasgow Sheriff Court, a judge dismissed criminal charges against Rose Docherty,<\/strong> who was arrested for peacefully offering consensual conversation within a \u201cbuffer zone.\u201d This marks a significant victory for freedom of expression.<\/p>

Rose was the first person to be criminally charged under Scotland\u2019s 2024 \u201cbuffer zone\u201d law after standing near Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with a sign that read: \u201cCoercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.\u201d<\/p>

She did not approach anyone, did not speak about abortion, did not engage in any behaviour that was obstructing, harassing or intimidating, and was not protesting.<\/p>

At a hearing earlier on 20 April, Rose\u2019s legal team, coordinated by ADF UK, argued that the charges against her violated her right to freedom of expression. They also argued the charges were insufficiently clear and not \u201cprescribed by law,\u201d since they failed to state or identify another person in the \u201cbuffer zone\u201d that was present for the purpose of accessing, providing or facilitating the provision of abortion services, as is required by the law.<\/p>

During the hearing on 20 April, the Crown admitted that the presence of another individual within the zone who was accessing, providing, or facilitating the provision of abortion services was an essential ingredient of the offence and, remarkably, conceded that they were still making enquiries as to how many people, if any, were influenced by Rose\u2019s conduct within the zone.<\/p>

Questioned by Sheriff Reid whether there was \u201cany evidential basis to advance\u201d a charge on the basis that Rose had influenced a person within the zone, the Procurator Fiscal responded, \u201cnot at the moment, but that might emerge after our further enquiries\u201d.<\/p>

Sheriff Reid concluded on 27 April that the Procurator Fiscal had \u201cfailed to disclose an offence known to the law of Scotland\u201d and dismissed the case<\/strong> pro loco et tempore<\/em>, meaning the matter can be brought back should prosecutors bring improved evidence and decide that a prosecution continues to be in the public interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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While this outcome is a clear legal victory, it does not erase what Rose endured. She was arrested, handcuffed, detained in a police cell, and subjected to seven months of criminal proceedings simply for offering a peaceful, consensual conversation. As Rose herself said, the process became a form of punishment.<\/p>\n

This case has also highlighted serious concerns about how \u201cbuffer zone\u201d laws are being applied. It has exposed the risk that such legislation can be used in ways that restrict peaceful and lawful expression. This case has also highlighted serious concerns about \u201cbuffer zone\u201d laws. It has exposed the ways these laws restrict peaceful and lawful expression.<\/p>\n

In response to the ruling, Rose said: \u201cThis verdict is a major victory for free speech in Scotland and the UK. It shows that peacefully offering consensual conversation on a public street, which is all I have ever done, can never be a crime.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

She also expressed her deep gratitude: \u201cThank you all for your support and prayers, thank you to ADF International and my entire legal team, who were brilliant. Nobody should be criminalised for consensual conversations, and I\u2019m glad that that truth has been vindicated here today.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

We echo her thanks. The support and generosity of people like you have made a real difference. It has helped ensure that this case was defended robustly and that fundamental freedoms were upheld.<\/p>\n

While this is an important step forward, the broader issues raised by this case remain. We will continue working to ensure that laws are applied fairly and that peaceful expression is protected for all. Will you help us? <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This is not a case about harassment, intimidation or violent protest \u2013 this is simply a grandmother, who held a sign offering to speak to anyone who would like to engage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A censorship zone sets out a defined area around an abortion facility that prevents citizens from engaging in otherwise legal activities within it. Prohibited activities can include offering leaflets about crisis pregnancy support services, or even praying quietly alone.<\/p>

Censorship zones around abortion facilities can include several streets within their circumference and are usually intended to prevent any contact between citizens entering a facility and those engaging in pro-life activities.<\/p>

Censorship zones are sometimes referred to as \u2018buffer zones\u2019, \u2018bubble zones\u2019 or \u2018access zones\u2019 by their proponents. The problem with this terminology is that it suggests that there is a need for society to be \u2018buffered\u2019 from all of the activities included in such measures, many of which are reasonable or even beneficial to others. While everyone condemns harassment – which is already a crime – censorship zones have been instrumentalised to criminalise people peacefully offering help, or simply thinking pro-life thoughts, on public streets.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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ADF UK stand firmly against harassment against women in any circumstances. Censorship zones (so-called \u201cbuffer zones\u201d) aren\u2019t the solution to protecting women from harassment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Harrassment is illegal in England, Wales and Northern Ireland under \u2013 to name just one example \u2013 the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (and the adjacent Protection From Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order of the same year).\u00a0<\/p>

In Scotland, if someone is engaging in harassment, they can be subject to a non-harassment order. If that order is breached, it\u2019s an offence with up to 2 years jail time.\u00a0\u00a0 Censorship zones, then, wouldn\u2019t newly ban harassment. They would, however, newly ban other forms of behavior which are perfectly legal, protected in human rights law under freedom of speech, thought, and assembly, and indeed can be a vital lifeline to women.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In 2018, the UK Home Office reviewed the situation outside abortion facilities nationwide. Considering evidence gathered about harassment, the Home Secretary at the time said this:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u201c\u2026what is clear from the evidence we gathered is that these activities are not the norm, and predominantly, anti-abortion activities are more passive in nature. The main activities reported to us during protests include praying, displaying banners, and handing out leaflets.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0(Since 2018, there has been no evidence of a substantive escalation of any violence, abuse, or harassment outside of abortion facilities).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>

The Home Secretary thus concluded, \u201c<\/span>Introducing national buffer zones would not be a proportionate response, considering the experiences of the majority of hospitals and clinics, and considering that the majority of activities are more passive in nature.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0This conclusion corresponds with the testimonies of women who say they felt helped, not harassed, by volunteers in nearby abortion facilities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Alina Dulgheriu is one such woman who has made her story public. She was alone, abandoned, and jobless when she found herself in a crisis pregnancy. <\/span><\/p>

Like\u00a0<\/span>almost 1 in 5 women<\/span><\/a>\u00a0who have abortions, she felt pressured into the decision. She thought she had no choice but to abort her child. Fortunately, Alina received a leaflet about help available, right at her point of need. She chose to accept the offer and flourishes as a mother today. Find her story, as well as others, at\u00a0<\/span>www.behereforme.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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PSPOs were designed to grant local authorities the power to target particular anti-social activities such as dog fouling, control of fires & barbecues etc. Parliament did not intend such orders to be used as unaccountable tools to restrict fundamental rights and freedoms.<\/p>

Unlike Court Orders, injunctions or other targeted measures, PSPOs are not targeted at any specific individual and are easier for councils to implement with more limited accountability and scrutiny.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The question of intentions is a good one that ought to be more common in debates concerning criminal law. Increasingly, we are seeing criminal laws apply without reference to the accused\u2019s intentions, with the feelings of the accuser treated as almost sacrosanct, and officers unthinkingly arresting individuals in public spaces based on reports that some bystanders are offended instead of considering the fundamental rights at play.<\/p>

In a democratic society, being offended by others is a given. It is a significantly less costly price to pay than ceding fundamental rights to the state. We know from history that once fundamental rights are ceded, the state will very rarely, if ever, willingly give them back.<\/p>

The law should be able to differentiate between silent unassuming prayer and charitable offers of help and criminal harassment and intimidation. PSPOs conflate all of these, bringing the threshold of criminality to an impermissibly low level. The government should look at the PSPO legislative regime and either scrap it in its entirety or expressly prohibit any interference with the peaceful exercise of fundamental rights.<\/p>

The reference to intimidation in Isabel\u2019s charge is particularly alarming. At all material times, Isabel prayed silently while the abortion facility was closed. The wording of the charge appears to accuse her of intimidating by silent prayer, which is wholly new territory.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In Scotland and Northern Ireland, proposed national buffer zones legislation broadens criminal liability to any \u201cinfluencing activity\u201d. The scope of this term is so vague and unclear that it betrays the basic rules of good law.\u00a0\u00a0 Indeed, the scope is so broad that it would inevitably lead to numerous unjust arrests and needless interferences with the fundamental rights of people to think and speak on the public street freely. \u00a0<\/p>

In a recent submission to the Supreme Court, the Lord Advocate for Scotland clarified her belief that silent prayer should be treated the same as violent or threatening behaviour, alleging that silent prayer could be \u2018psychologically damaging\u2019.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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For those who remain unconvinced that pro-life volunteers outside abortion facilities help women, please see the accounts of\u00a0<\/span>these women<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

Pro-choice advocates should see the glaring inconsistency in arguing for a woman\u2019s right to choose abortion while simultaneously denying their right to choose to engage in offers to discuss charitable alternatives to abortion.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/p>

A woman\u2019s freedom to choose to keep her child does not suddenly disappear as she approaches the public spaces around an abortion centre.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The idea that a decision has already been made ignores the fact that women are often unsure, coerced, confused or otherwise pressured toward abortion.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Importantly, the idea that a woman has already made her decision when approaching the abortion centre cannot be reconciled with the fact that abortion centres are themselves meant to provide counselling support, including support for those wishing to keep their child.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Such support would be unnecessary if it is assumed that the visiting woman has already made an unchangeable decision.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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