Some women who get pregnant from sexual assault and cannot access abortions commit infanticide.
The only legal grounds for abortion are "very serious medical reasons, noted in writing by at least two doctors".
[4] The Comoros was one of the first ten countries to sign the Maputo Protocol, which includes a right to abortion.
[6] According to a 2021 study, women in the Comoros who have experienced intimate partner violence are more likely to have abortions.
[7] The lack of legal abortion and the high rates of sexual assault are factors that lead women to commit infanticide.