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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Grandma Arrested by Scotland’s Speech Police
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Grandma Arrested by Scotland’s Speech Police
Rose Docherty, 74, from Bishopbriggs, Scotland, was arrested outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow last month. (Martin Shields for The Free Press)
Rose Docherty, 74, was handcuffed and taken into custody last month for violating Britain’s censorship laws. She tells The Free Press: ‘I’m an elderly woman. What are they afraid of?’
By Madeleine Kearns
03.03.25 — Free Speech
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Rose Docherty, a 74-year-old grandmother, was put in handcuffs and arrested in Scotland last month.

Her crime?

Standing outside a Glasgow hospital where abortions are performed and holding up a sign that said: “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.”

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Madeleine Kearns

Madeleine Kearns is an associate editor at The Free Press. Previously, she was a staff writer at National Review where she regularly appeared on the magazine’s flagship podcast, “The Editors.” Her work has also appeared in The Spectator, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, UnHerd, and a range of other publications. She writes and performs music.

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