Ru-486 had been developed in France, and the question was, should it be licensed for use in the United States? This sometimes painful and often profound discussion revolves around what Ru-486 actually is (an abortifacient or a contraceptive?) and how, therefore, it fits into the abortion argument. HP: "If [a woman] took the pill she would not know whether she had been pregnant or not; therefore, if she had any doubt as to whether she wanted to have an abortion, she would not have to confront that issue...." WFB: "I don't really see how morally you evade the responsibility by cultivating ignorance. If you lean out of your apartment building with a .22 rifle and shoot into a crowd without any idea as to whether you hit anybody, I don't think you're entitled to feel better." ... WFB: "You'd like to make it [abortion] illegal ... but in a society in which it's not illegal, is there a presumption that because it's distasteful you want it to be difficult to consummate?" JO: "I don't want it to be dangerous, if that's the drift of your question. I don't want to punish people who have abortions by making it more likely that they will perish or suffer some dangerous illness."