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.
Connecticut became the second state to allow same-sex marriage. In 2009, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a statute allowing same sex marriage and ending civil unions. In April 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the state's ban against same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.