Part of a 2017 law that banned abortions after 20 weeks included a provision that a woman must wait 72 hours after the initial doctor consultation to have the procedure. In June, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the 72 hour waiting period was unconstitutional. A law banning on abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected was struck down by a district court in January, because it was also declared unconstitutional. Gov. Kim Reynolds decided not to challenge the heartbeat law decision. She says the Iowa Supreme Court ruling about the 72 hour waiting period makes it likely future abortion restriction laws will be overturned. During an anti-abortion rally, she tells supporters because Republicans won the November 2018 elections, they will appoint judges to the bench that follow the state constitution. There is a bill proposing changing how judges make their way to Iowa Supreme Court and the district courts. Nominating commissions select potential justices for the governor to consider.