The current prohibitions on gay and bi male donors in America would forbid a man from donating blood to his dying husband, even if the two were in an exclusive monogamous relationship.
The White House on Tuesday responded to increasing pressure from advocates to lift restrictions on gay and bisexual men who wish to donate blood.The FDA adopted a lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in 1983 in response to the AIDS crisis. In 2015, the agency relaxed the ban to allow for donations