 " Secrets " attracted criticism from political commentators for its " potentially misleading perception " of emergency contraception . Shawn Rhea of Planned Parenthood cited that the morning @-@ after pills do not induce abortion , as the episode implies . Erin Gloria Ryan of Jezebel wrote : " Lori would have been better off sending the men off to loot a shop that sells herbal remedies and brewing herself some pennyroyal tea or climbing a tree and jumping out in hopes that the impact would end the pregnancy . Both of those things are dangerous and might not work , but they 're about as effective as OD 'ing on levonorgestrel . " Ryan prescribed that actual abortion pills are administered by medical professionals and are not available at pharmacies . Danielle Aronson of ACLU summated that the effectiveness of terminating a pregnancy with emergency contraception would be equivalent to " cutting a zombie 's finger off to kill it . " Similarly , Slate 's Amanda Marcotte opined : " The problem with this storyline , outside the tedious fear of getting letters from irate anti @-@ choicers that dictates TV 's near @-@ absolute approach to unintended pregnancy , is simple : Morning @-@ after pills are not abortion . " Marcotte asserted that abortion pills , commonly RU @-@ 486 , were only provided by medical personnel . " Morning @-@ after pills are contraception , and they work by stifling ovulation before any sperm can make their way toward the Fallopian tubes . " 
