This applies to any abortion initiative in the last 30 years.
He didn’t wait. There’s just limited options legislatively at the federal level. Conservative Democrats either don’t want to add protections, the minimal protections that they do want are very low priority, or they aren’t willing to break filibuster rules to achieve anything.
Right now, we have actual cases of women who are dying or in danger while doctors discuss with their lawyers over legalities. This has created another opportunity to push courts or the public to see reason or the law with real cases.
It’s not that it’s new. It’s just the next phase of trying to get shit done with Republican opposition and conservative apathy.