Despite global backlash after her first arrest, Scottish police again detained Rose Docherty for silently offering dialogue outside an abortion facility.
The Trump State Department celebrated Scotland’s decision to drop legal action against 75-year-old Rose Docherty, who said she was ready to ‘go to prison’ for her silent pro-life witness.
A 74-year-old woman, Rose Docherty, has been arrested and charged under Scotland’s abortion 'buffer zone' law in the first example so far of its enforcement just days after U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance condemned the law.
A woman in Scotland was confronted by police while standing silently outside an abortion center. Officers suspected her of ‘conducting a silent vigil,’ an act that has been criminalized under recent abortion buffer zone legislation.
SPUC executive director Michael Robinson said that the suspension is a message there 'there is no place for pro-life Catholics or pro-lifers of any sort on their campus.'
The appetite for pro-life student groups reflects the shifting public attitude towards abortion in the United Kingdom and the shrill tone of pro-abortionists.