Charges against a 75-year-old grandmother have been dropped after she was arrested for holding a sign offering conversation in an abortion buffer zone, according to a press release from Alliance Defending Freedom International.In February, Rose Docherty was arrested outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for holding a sign that read, "Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want." She stood within 200 meters of the hospital campus which was designated a "safe access zone" under Scotlands abortion law.Docherty was the first person to be arrested and charged underthe Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act, which went into effect in September 2024,according to the BBC.The law criminalizes protests or vigils within 200 meters, or 656 feet, of 30 clinics offering abortion services in Scotland. A similar law exists in England and Wales that makes it illegal to "influence someones decision to access an abortion within 500 feet of any abortion facility."RETIRED BRITISH WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR HOLDING SIGN OFFERING TO TALK TO WOMAN CONSIDERING ABORTIONAlliance Defending Freedom International, which supported Dochertys legal case, announced Thursday that Scotlands public prosecutor, the Procurator fiscal, had dropped her case and the formal warning against her."This is a victory not just for me, but for everyone in Scotland who believes we should be free to hold a peaceful conversation," Docherty said in a statement."I stood with love and compassion, ready to listen to anyone who wanted to talk. Criminalizing kindness has no place in a free society."ADF International spokeswoman Lois McLatchie Miller hailed the "free speech win" in a post on X.GRANDMOTHER ARRESTED AT ABORTION CLINIC WARNS OF EXPANDING FREE SPEECH BUFFER ZONES"No one should fear arrest for offering a consensual conversation. Roses case is a stark example of how buffer zone laws can be weaponised to silence peaceful expression," Lorcan Price, legal counsel for ADF International, said in a press release.At the time of Dochertys arrest, the U.S. State Department weighed in, calling for freedom of expression to be protected. "We call on governments, whether in Scotland or around the world, to respect freedom of expression for all," the departments Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor (DRL) posted to X. The bureau supports individual liberty and democratic freedoms across the world.The Procurator Fiscal Service told Fox News Digital it could not provide information on Docherty's case.Fox News Kendall Tietz contributed to this report.