http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/9f400d567397168b https://verfassungsblog.de/silent-prayer-safe-access-zones/ Silent Prayer vs Safe Access - The UK’s Cautious Approach to the Regulation of Silent Prayer Outside Premises Providing Abortion Services Ottley, Emily eng 2024-11-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Abortion Abortion Laws England Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg Human Rights Safe Access Zones United Kingdom Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg Human Rights Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In line with a broader trend, all three jurisdictions in the United Kingdom now have Safe Access Zones legislation that creates a protective area around premises where abortion services are provided. Specified behaviours are criminalised within these protective areas, with silent prayer being a common challenge. I argue that the UK Safe Access Zones legislation demonstrates a cautious approach that protects a pregnant person’s right to access lawful abortion services in conditions of dignity and privacy.