Overview

• A bomb detonated outside the American Reproductive Centers clinic in Palm Springs on May 17, killing 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, identified as the suspected bomb maker.
• The FBI has classified the explosion as a terrorist act and is working with local and state authorities to determine whether it was domestic or international terrorism.
• The blast caused extensive damage to the clinic's facade, though its laboratory storing gametes and embryos remained unharmed.
• California Governor Gavin Newsom pledged state and federal cooperation in the investigation, while officials have emphasized the isolated nature of the incident.
• The attack highlights tensions surrounding assisted reproductive technologies, a divisive topic in U.S. political and cultural debates.