Woman shares story after embryos survive fertility clinic attack
Luis Avila
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A miracle in more ways than one. News Channel 3 is learning more about the patients of American Reproductive Centers, the target of Saturday’s bombing. Officials confirming while the facility’s office space was damaged, the lab was untouched and no embryos were were injured.
A relief for patient Emery Baucas.
“I was actually here at work on Saturday morning. My husband texted me saying there was an explosion at ARC. I said ‘what are you talking about?’ I was very confused about the whole situation. And then my friends started calling me asking me ‘isn’t that the clinic you go to?’”
Emery Baucas, patient
She was recommended to ARC in 2021, the only reproductive clinic in the area, after experiencing several pregnancy complications. It was thanks to medical experts there that she gave birth to her firstborn, who is now two and a half years old.
She says she and her husband have been discussing the idea of having another baby, but that choice was almost taken from her, as her embryos were in the facility at the time of the bombing.
“Things like this shouldn’t happen. I’m glad that all the embryos are safe. That all families still have that protection, that plan.”
Emery Baucas, patient
Stay with News Channel 3 to hear her story.