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I have to disagree with this.
A study done recently using data from the 2020-2022 US midterm elections found that people's views on abortion directly affected changes in vote choice, while other factors like the economy were blamed on both sides, and were substantially less influential in swaying votes. (here's an article with more detail regarding the study)
I don't think most are single-issue voters, on either side, but yes, Republicans do tend to vote more single-issue than Democrats. That said, if the Democrats stopped making access to abortion a central campaign issue, not only would it lose them support from those who are, y'know, big on women's rights, a substantial amount of the population, but it wouldn't actually change most Republican voters, since they would still be able to vote for a candidate that would be more strict on abortion.
The only shift caused by de-prioritizing abortion as a campaign issue would be pushing more Democrats toward either Independent, or right-wing candidates, both of which make it harder for the Democrats to win against the explicitly anti-choice party of Republicans.