The Return of the Abortion Restrictions

Given what we've talked about and read last week and this week, it would seem that some restrictions on abortion (waiting periods, informed consent, etc.) are old news. But check out this NPR story about a wave of renewed state-level legislation on abortion. I would suspect that one of these might make a great exam question, and I'd certainly write a question about this if I were writing the exam. What do you make of this new trend? What is driving this? I would think about this in terms of the socio-political context, including popular political movements as well as composition of and trends on the Supreme Court bench. I'd also consider if there is any new information here; perhaps old precedents are time-bound in some way? Generally speaking, is any of this constitutional? If so, which parts? What will this Court do in the face of a direct (or partial) challenge to Roe v. Wade and its progeny?