Is this for real???

Last week, the LA Times reported something extremely disturbing on the contest to replace Terry McAuliffe as the head of the Democratic National Committee:
The debate is focused on curbing the party’s support of abortion rights.
The article reports, “The leading candidate, former Indiana Rep. Tim Roemer, an abortion foe…argues that the party cannot rebound from its losses in the November election unless it shows more tolerance on [abortion,] one of society’s most emotional conflicts….Party leaders say…they are looking at ways to soften the hard line, such as promoting adoption and embracing parental notification requirements for minors and bans on late-term abortions.”
This is appalling and completely terrifying.
Comments, please!!
UPDATE (from Jessica): LiberalOasis has some great analysis on this, and lets us know why we shouldn’t be freaking out quite yet.