Later, Rep. Scott Lakin would say that he was frustrated _ frustrated that an anti-abortion amendment was tacked onto his bill and frustrated that his party didn't have enough control to keep the bill clean.
"I am not optimistic," said Rep. Scott Lakin, D-Kansas City, who sponsored the bill. "It is being held hostage by an anti-abortion amendment. It is a problem because you are asking pro-choice legislators to vote on an pro-life amendment."
In an emotional speech, the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Scott Lakin, D-Kansas City, told abortion-rights opponents he didn't want his bill killed by the amendment, bringing the Democratic side of the House to applause. Lakin then pulled his bill from the debate and left the floor.
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