{"id":76629,"date":"2025-08-18T19:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/uncategorized\/u-s-state-department-applauds-scotlands-decision-to-drop-case-against-pro-life-grandmother"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:42:57","slug":"u-s-state-department-applauds-scotlands-decision-to-drop-case-against-pro-life-grandmother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/uncategorized-en-gb\/us-state-department-applauds-scotlands-decision-to-drop-case-against-pro-life-grandmotherrose-dov","title":{"rendered":"U.S. State Department Applauds Scotland\u2019s Decision to Drop Case Against Pro-Life Grandmother\u00a0Rose Dov"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76629\" class=\"elementor elementor-76629 elementor-76525\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0b9705 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0b9705\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3179e841\" data-id=\"3179e841\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72379728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72379728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Washington voices support after authorities back down from prosecuting grandmother arrested under Scotland\u2019s \u201cbuffer zone\u201d law<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rose Docherty, 75, held a sign reading \u201ccoercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186c9d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"186c9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/x-downloader.com_nDtvSF.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rose_hero.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22282487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22282487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GLASGOW (18 August 2025) <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United States Department of State<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has welcomed Scotland\u2019s decision to drop legal action against 75-year-old grandmother Rose Docherty, who was arrested earlier this year for holding a sign offering peaceful conversation near Glasgow\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II Hospital.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a statement to <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Telegraph<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a State Department spokesperson said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe applaud Scotland\u2019s sensible decision to refrain from further legal action against Rose Docherty.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;The United States stands with all those fighting for free speech and religious liberty.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159000839 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159000839 BCX0\">Docherty, a lifelong Glaswegian, was arrested and later issued a formal warning in February 2025 after standing quietly within <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159000839 BCX0\">200 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159000839 BCX0\">metres<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159000839 BCX0\"> of the hospital \u2013 an area covered by Scotland\u2019s new \u201cbuffer zone\u201d law. Her sign read: <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159000839 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159000839 BCX0\">\u201cCoercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW159000839 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166af059 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"166af059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201c\u201cWe applaud Scotland\u2019s sensible decision<\/span> to refrain from further legal action against Rose Docherty.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- U.S. State Dept. Spokesperson<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74560a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74560a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The law prohibits harassment, intimidation, or attempts to influence somebody\u2019s decision to access an abortion facility. Despite engaging in none of these activities, Docherty was\u00a0arrested and issued with a formal warning, which would have required her to admit wrongdoing and refrain from similar actions in the future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Docherty refused to accept the warning, maintaining that she had broken no law.<span class=\"TextRun SCXW191079198 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191079198 BCX0\">\u00a0This week, the Procurator Fiscal confirmed the case has been dropped<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191079198 BCX0\"> and the warning withdrawn.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191079198 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW191079198 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Authorities also agreed to return her sign.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reacting to the decision, Rose Docherty said:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis is a victory not just for me, but for everyone in Scotland who believes we should be free to hold a peaceful conversation.<\/span><\/i> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI stood with love and compassion, ready to listen to anyone who wanted to talk. Criminalising kindness has no place in a free society.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Concerns about the buffer zones legislation escalated earlier this year when the law&#8217;s architect, Green Party MSP Gillian Mackay,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/02\/26\/praying-at-home-a-crime-depending-on-who-is-passing-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> admitted\u00a0<\/a>in a BBC interview that even visible prayer in a private home could be considered an offence if seen from within a buffer zone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/lois-mclatchie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lois McLatchie Miller<\/a>, Scottish spokesperson for ADF International, which supported Rose Docherty\u2019s defence, said:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEvery Scot has the right to speak freely and to offer compassionate conversation without fear of prosecution.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s vital for allies to stand together in defence of this fundamental freedom, and we welcome the outpouring of support Rose has received both at home and abroad, including from the United States, which is a key voice for the protection of free speech worldwide.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International will continue supporting individuals like Docherty, defending their right to peacefully express beliefs without fear of criminalisation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46922abe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46922abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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