So-called buffer zones outside abortion clinics across England and Wales are now in place. Silent prayer, which has been a point of contention, is not an automatic offence but people doing this ...

Silent prayer will not be automatically banned in new protected zones around abortion clinics in England and Wales coming into force on Thursday. Instances will be dealt with on a case-by-case ...

That guidance suggested prayer within such a zone “should not automatically be seen as unlawful”, and that silent prayer “is protected as an absolute right under the Human Rights Act 1998”.

Silent prayer in buffer zones around abortion clinics will not necessarily be a criminal offence, says guidance by the Crown Prosecution Service. The advice for police and prosecutors said silent ...