 The topic of abortion is a prominent theme in " Secrets " . After discovering that she is pregnant , Lori asks Glenn to retrieve with emergency contraception pills from the pharmacy . Upon returning , an infuriated Maggie hands Lori her pills . Dale gently confronts her about her pregnancy when he sees that she becomes nauseated at the smell of cooking meat , and Lori explains that Rick is the biological father of the child . Writer Robert Kirkman opined that such assertions were " wishful thinking " . " She was with those two men very close to each other . There was not a large span of time between her time with Shane and then Rick 's return and her time with Rick . It 's definitely up in the air and it ’ s not like there 's a lot of paternity tests floating around out there . " Kirkman felt that he had to responsibly approach controversial issues from a neutral standpoint and insisted that abortion should warrant discussion , considering the circumstances . He stated : " As far as the abortion stuff goes , it ’ s really just a matter of being realistic . These are the kinds of issues that people deal with in real life and in this situation I think that that is the kind of thought process that Lori Grimes would be going through . " 
