What we know about the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing

An explosion near a Palm Springs fertility clinic late Saturday morning injured four people, sent debris flying for miles, and killed one person. The prime suspect, Guy Edward Bartkus—a 25-year-old believed to have nihilistic views and antinatalist inclinations—was identified as the sole fatality. Investigators treat the attack as an act of domestic terrorism, noting it dwarfs previous local bombings like the 2018 spa attack. Reproductive health groups condemned the violence, highlighting the dangers faced by medical professionals and calling for greater protections in fertility care.