Rose Docherty was within the buffer zone around the hospital, where the law prohibits harassment, intimidation, or influencing decisions about abortion. She was arrested and later offered a formal warning requiring her to admit wrongdoing and refrain from similar actions in future.

However, she rejected the warning.

This week, the Crown Office confirmed the case has been dropped and the warning withdrawn.

Ms Docherty said: “This is a victory not just for me, but for everyone in Scotland who believes we should be free to hold a peaceful conversation. I stood with love and compassion, ready to listen to anyone who wanted to talk. Criminalising kindness has no place in a free society.”

Her lawyer, Lorcan Price, Irish barrister and legal counsel for ADF International, said: “No one should fear arrest for offering a consensual conversation. Rose’s case is a stark example of how ‘buffer zone’ laws can be weaponised to silence peaceful expression. 

“We are relieved that common sense has prevailed, but the fact that Rose was arrested and threatened with prosecution shows the urgent need to protect fundamental freedoms in Scotland.”