My guess is you have the discussion of "cannot be put out between the bases where the obstruction occurred" with the general obstruction rule. There was a change in the "cannot be put out between the bases ..." in 2005 dealing with an intervening play on another runner. That is probably what they were discussing.
Read the rule. ASA 8-5-B-4
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When a runner, while advancing or returning to a base, is obstructed by a fielder ... the obstructed runner and each other runner affected by the obstruction,will always be awarded the base or bases which would have been reached, in the umpire's judgment, had there been no obstruction....
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Says nothing about any obligation on the part of the runner to continue to try to reach that base.