The fringe belief linked to Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing

Officials say Saturday’s bomb in Palm Springs, California, was set off by Guy Edward Bartkus. Bartkus, a 25-year-old who was found dead at the scene and is believed to have been killed by the blast. Authorities seem quite certain that the fertility clinic damaged in the explosion was the target of Bartkus’ wrath. Some anti-natalists may even believe it to be immoral for people to have babies because life is just too painful, they say, and no one asks to be brought into the world. The online platform Reddit confirmed Monday that it took down a 10,000-memberanti-natalist subreddit community for violating an anti-violence policy. It is unclear exactly what kind of anti-birth-control teachings or philosophers the suspected bomber may have followed, but there are multiple indications that Bartkus had dealt with serious challenges over the course of his life, such as a juvenile probation sentence for a firebombing incident in 2010. The FBI quickly became the lead agency in this investigation when it determined the motive for the attack was ideological.

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