FBI investigating explosion at California fertility clinic
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The FBI has identified the suspected Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic bomber as a 25-year-old with ‘nihilistic ideations’ who was killed in the blast.
The attack, though unsuccessful, delivered a seismic shock to patients who feared for the safety of their embryos. But a firefighter’s risky plan averted disaster.
Bartkus is believed to be the person who detonated a bomb at the Palm Springs American Reproductive Center, which offers services like IVF, because he was aligned with the pro-mortalist and anti-natalist movements—the idea that humans should not continue to procreate.