The liver is divided into two sections: a right lobe and a left lobe. Both lobes are made up of cells called hepatocytes. These cells produce bile and secrete it into the bile ducts, which carry bile to the gallbladder where it is stored until used by the small intestine.
Since 1997, 19 states and the District of Columbia have extended legal recognition to the relationships of same-sex. couples. The form of legal recognition has varied to include marriage, civil unions, state-registered domestic. partnerships, and limited-rights statuses, such as reciprocal beneficiary relationships.
Growth in the number of same-sex married couples is fueling demand from government officials, researchers and advocates for good data about them. Same-sex marriage is now legal in 36 states and the District of Columbia, yet states are inconsistent in how they track such information, and some couples marry abroad.