The Daily Mail, members of Parliament (MPs) voted for the legislation in 2023 to forbid protests, including silent prayer, within 150 meters of a hospital or clinic providing services that kill unborn babies. However, existing draft guidance still permits silent prayer and consensual communication, including distributing leaflets or talking to people, within the buffer zones. These draft guidelines, that stated prayer should not be considered unlawful, read: “Silent prayer, being the engagement of the mind and thought in prayer towards God, is protected as an absolute right under the Human Rights Act 1998 and should not, on its own, be considered to be an offense under any circumstances.” Having said that, three Home Office ministers, including Cooper, voted against permitting silent prayer near abortion clinics. According to The Daily Mail, pro-abortion groups wrote to Cooper exhorting her to alter the guidance, claiming that pro-lifers were “handing out false medical information …