Original sentence: (In Iowa, a district court that struck down the state's Defense of Marriage Act issued a stay on the ruling the next day, only one same sex couple has been married under Iowa law, and the ruling will be considered by the highest court in Iowa, with arguments to be heard beginning on December 9, 2008.) The Supreme Court of Connecticut has also ruled that restriction of marriage to heterosexuals is illegal under the state constitution, and gay marriages began in Connecticut on November 12, 2008.In the United States, Massachusetts and Connecticut are the only states to allow same-sex couples to enter into marriage
Edited sentence: As of August 2009, three U.The Supreme Court of Connecticut has also ruled that restriction of marriage to heterosexuals is illegal under the state constitution, and gay marriages began in Connecticut on November 12, 2008.Three additional states are scheduled to begin granting same-sex marriage in 2010: Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire.states allow same-sex couples to enter into marriage: Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa