 Critics were polarized with the characters ' reaction to Lori opting for an abortion . Halden criticized the character 's opposing views on the matter , and stated that their reasonings were invalid . Halden wrote . " I 'm not even sure it would be possible for her to abort the pregnancy at this point , but the show 's working on the assumption that having a child in a world where death literally lurks around every corner is an unequivocal good . The only person who ’ s been anti @-@ pregnancy is Lori , and the show hasn 't managed to cast her in a very good light , so it ’ s not like her arguments hold much water — which is also ridiculous , because ultimately , her opinion is the only one that matters . " HitFix writer Alan Sepinwall reflected similar thoughts , and stated that Rick 's arguments against Lori 's attempts were obsolete . 
