The Trump administration has applauded Scottish prosecutors’ “sensible decision” to clear an anti-abortion campaigner over her silent protest.

Rose Docherty, 75, was arrested in February after police were called to reports of an anti-abortion protest near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), in Glasgow. She had been holding a sign that read: “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.”

On Wednesday, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) announced Ms Docherty will face no further action from prosecutors after she was arrested.

Responding to the ruling, a spokesman from the state department told The Telegraph: “We applaud Scotland’s sensible decision to refrain from further legal action against Rose Docherty.

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