Ireland published a draft new abortion bill on Thursday after Prime Minister Enda Kenny said he had received plastic foetuses and letters written in blood claiming he is a murderer. The parliamentary bill was published ahead of the release of a long-awaited report into why an Indian-born dentist who was miscarrying died after being refused an abortion in an Irish hospital.

Protesters hold placards and candles in memory of Indian-born dentist Savita Halappanavar in support of legislative change on abortion in Ireland. File pic/AFP