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Images: Doctor, others speak of forgiveness and hope during Thursday news conference

During a media event, Palm Springs officials and the staff of American Reproductive Centers spoke about what’s next for the clinic and what the staff has been through since a May 17 bombing at the clinic.

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May 22, 2025
Dr. Maher Abdallah and Palm Springs Fire Chief Paul Alvarado walk toward the stage before a news conference held Thursday two doors down from the site of a bombing at the American Reproductive Centers clinic in the 1100 block of North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.
Glass from a damaged building at the site of Thursday’s news conference can still be seen on the ground. Across the street, a boarded section can be seen at the top of Desert Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Maher Abdallah watches as city officials and staff from his clinic speak on a stage erected in the parking lot of a building near the site of a blast that claimed the life of the suspect and injured four others. Abdallah said the incident will not stop the vital work being done at the clinic, which will relocate across the street next week.

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American Reproductive Centers staff and city officials watch as Dr. Maher Abdallah speaks Thursday.
Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tem Naomi Soto pauses as she speaks Thursday at a news conference. “This weekend hate failed. This week hope wins,” Soto told the audience. “This community is not broken and we are more united than ever.”
Staff from American Reproductive Centers watch a news conference Thursday. This is not a group of people working together. We really act and behave like family members,” Dr. Maher Abdallah said of his team
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