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Igel

(36,765 posts)
10. The place specialized in IVF and surrogacy.
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:29 PM
Yesterday

Not abortions.

If pro-lifer, then of the "every embryo is sacred" sort, but one that's willing to risk killing 10s of thousands of embryos to prove how pro-life they are.

Note that the cryogenics portion of the facility was not affected. (Although I have trouble believing that doesn't extend to killing all electricity to the facility and assume it means the integrity of the units and viability of the embryos.)

Perhaps a pro-lifer.

Perhaps somebody who confused it with an abortion clinic.

Perhaps somebody who didn't want what was 1/2 their embryo used. Or the 1/2 embryo of their son or daughter.

Maybe somebody who was incensed that a uterifer close to him/her was a surrogate for another couple's kid.

Or perhaps somebody who felt wronged by the clinic--after 4 attempts, "oops, sorry, we slipped and now you can't ever have kids." Or maybe just somebody who never conceived (or whose uterifer didn't conceive) and blamed the clinic.

Or maybe a guy who looked at his teenaged son and at the picture of the guy in charge of the clinic and thought, "Shit, I couldn't have kids, according to the first three doctors. Then, bam, my wife conceives. Twins. Even though neither of our families has a history of twins. And, you know, the twins look exactly like the clinic doctor--and look at this picture of him and his twin!"

This is all highly emotional territory. "It's my body" v "you're committing murder!" Or "that's my kid!" vs "no, you just donated your egg."

At this point we know a car went boom so that it was hard to recognize as a car. Human remains were reported. No need to be the first at the red light.

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Car bomb? MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #1
AgendaFree is now covering it live (youtube link) eShirl Yesterday #2
Judging by what I'm seeing in the video, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #3
It was a car bomb. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Yesterday #5
Disgruntled customer? Mosby Yesterday #6
Time traveler? Renew Deal Yesterday #14
Like someone who spent a fortune with fertility treatments Mosby Yesterday #15
A lot of possibilities Renew Deal Yesterday #17
Mental illness or typical tourist behavior? IronLionZion Yesterday #7
So a crazy pro lifer? RJ-MacReady Yesterday #8
The place specialized in IVF and surrogacy. Igel Yesterday #10
pro life extremists RJ-MacReady Yesterday #11
More like the exact opposite LoveSucky 16 hrs ago #29
I don't think so RJ-MacReady 15 hrs ago #30
The bomber was a anti Natalist/pro mortalist LoveSucky 13 hrs ago #32
Update. It's a bomb. bronxiteforever Yesterday #9
Looks like pro job: shaped charge into clinic, vehicle blown back to garbage bins at back, not much sideways force. nt Bernardo de La Paz 23 hrs ago #22
MAGA did this, period the end NNguyenMD Yesterday #12
Link? Renew Deal Yesterday #16
You want to be a party that can control a narrative, then NNguyenMD Yesterday #18
That's not controlling the narative Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #19
Controlling narrative without facts is most likely to blow up in your face Bernardo de La Paz 23 hrs ago #23
It's not news it's a reaction and opinion, just like any of... NNguyenMD 23 hrs ago #24
You did NOT state it as an opinion. You stated it with finality. Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago #25
Premature conclusions are most likely to be flat out wrong. You have nothing. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 23 hrs ago #20
Why? One wonders/ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #13
Most likely 1) Angry customer, 2) Jilted partner, 3) maga thought "abortion clinic", 4) anti-IVF christian absolutist Bernardo de La Paz 23 hrs ago #21
Or a religious or political group that oppose in vitro fertilization. We'll learn more Emile 15 hrs ago #31
Maybe an EV battery blew up k_buddy762 21 hrs ago #26
No way. EV batteries burn, they don't explode other than a burst of flame out at the start Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #27
That was sarcasm k_buddy762 10 hrs ago #33
Okay, thanks. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 10 hrs ago #34
Last report I saw Mountainguy 21 hrs ago #28
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