'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
Rose Docherty was arrested and charged for allegedly breaking a new law which aims to protect those accessing abortion clinics. Martin Geissler asks why she doesn’t accept the law.
Rose Docherty was the first person charged with allegedly breaking Scotland’s buffer zone law, banning protests near abortion clinics.
In an exclusive interview, Martin asks the 74-year-old if she was deliberately testing the new legislation before she was handcuffed by police in February 2025. And Rose tells us why she is refusing to accept a formal warning from the authorities.
You can listen to our previous episode about Rose’s arrest, featuring Green MSP Gillian Mackay, who campaigned for restrictions on anti-abortion vigils, on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds: /sounds/play/m0028905.
Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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