Has Tammy Baldwin supported ‘sex-change surgeries’ for children?

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, has not stated support for gender-affirming surgeries for minors.

The attack was made in an Oct. 8, 2024, ad from the Senate Leadership Fund, a conservative super PAC.

It alluded to Baldwin saying transgender kids deserve to “get the health care they need.”

Her October 2023 post included one by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who promised to veto legislation (vetoed in December) that would have banned medical transition for minors.

Baldwin’s campaign said Baldwin supported the veto because doctors could have been disciplined even for counseling LGBTQ+ youths.

The fund cited to Wisconsin Watch instances of Baldwin supporting gender-affirming care, defined by the World Health Organization as social, psychological, or medical interventions, including surgery, to “affirm an individual’s gender identity.”

In Wisconsin, transgender care for children is prescribed with parental involvement. It involves no medication until puberty and no surgery in most cases until adulthood.