The White House said Tuesday it has no plans to lift restrictions on gay men who want to donate blood in the wake of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Demand for donations spiked following the Sunday massacre, which killed 49 people and injured 53 more.
People lined up for blocks to give blood in the central Florida city, but some potential donors were turned away because of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that gay men remain celibate for one year before being cleared to donation blood.
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