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沙赫是四名民主党候选人之一，将挑战联邦众议员汤姆·基恩 Jr.，该选区被库克政治报告评为“势均力敌的摇摆选区”
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发布于2026年5月1日 美国东部时间下午3:00
民主党候选人支持用纳税人资金为未成年人提供变性手术
在福克斯新闻数字频道获得的一段视频中，众议院民主党候选人蒂娜·沙赫表示，她支持为未成年人提供变性手术，并称跨性别儿童“拥有获得医疗保健的权利”。
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一名旨在在竞争激烈的国会众议院摇摆选区击败弱势共和党议员的进步派候选人，正投身于一个困扰民主党人的政治敏感议题。
蒂娜·沙赫是一名急诊室医生，也曾在拜登政府任职，在福克斯新闻数字频道获得的视频中，她似乎支持用纳税人资金为未成年人实施变性手术。
当被问及儿童是否应该拥有“跨性别医疗保健的权利”时，沙赫回答：“这是理所当然的事。”
“医疗保健是一项权利，仅此而已，”这位新泽西州民主党人补充道，“这包括跨性别儿童。”
温和派民主党人的高级助手因议员关于“跨性别男性”运动员的言论辞职
沙赫是四名资金相对充裕的民主党候选人之一，将在11月的中期选举中挑战新泽西州共和党联邦众议员汤姆·基恩 Jr.。基恩所在的郊区摇摆席位被认为是全国竞争最激烈的国会众议院选区之一。
沙赫显然对未成年人“跨性别医疗保健”的支持，与她的前上司、美国卫生局局长维韦克·穆尔蒂的观点一致。穆尔蒂在拜登政府期间曾谴责共和党领导的州取缔儿童变性手术的做法。沙赫于2021年和2022年担任穆尔蒂的高级顾问。
众议院共和党竞选机构全国共和党国会委员会在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中，尖锐批评了沙赫支持为儿童提供“跨性别医疗保健”的立场。
“激进民主党人蒂娜·沙赫说得再清楚不过了：她会投票支持激进政策，比如为未成年人提供变性手术以及用纳税人资金支持变装皇后活动，”全国共和党国会委员会发言人莫琳·奥图尔说道，“沙赫与新泽西州的民众完全格格不入。”
福克斯新闻数字频道在发表本文前已联系沙赫的竞选团队。
沙赫的此番言论正值部分民主党人将该党在这一议题上的左倾转向归咎于其在2024年选举中的糟糕表现。
此前曾全力支持儿童变性手术的主要医学团体，如今也大多在这一问题上退缩。美国医学协会今年2月表示，这类手术通常应推迟至成年后再进行。
尽管如此，国会中的民主党人并未明确尝试调整跨性别议题的立场。
2025年，仅有少数民主党人跨党派投票支持共和党提出的将儿童变性手术定为犯罪的法案。基恩是几乎所有支持该法案的共和党议员之一。
监管团体因学区性别政策威胁采取法律行动，顶级学区被警告
无党派的库克政治报告将基恩的连任竞选评为“势均力敌”。去年，新泽西州民主党州长米基·谢里尔以两个百分点的优势拿下该摇摆选区后，该选举预测机构下调了共和党在该选区的选情评级。
根据最近提交给联邦选举委员会的文件，截至4月，沙赫的竞选账户余额接近140万美元。同样在6月初选前争夺民主党提名的海军退伍军人丽贝卡·贝内特和商人布莱恩·巴莱拉，也取得了类似的筹款成绩。
基恩的竞选资金远超其他候选人，目前手头现金约为340万美元。
这位共和党在任议员在2024年击退了民主党挑战者的激烈竞争，最近因不明原因的健康问题长期缺席国会而受到审查。
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据监控国会活动的网站GovTrack的数据，自3月17日以来，基恩已缺席52次唱名投票，缺席率达100%。
“我的医生持续向我保证，我将完全康复，很快就能回到我热爱的工作岗位，”他在上周的一份声明中说道，“我预计将恢复全面的工作安排，恢复100%的工作状态。”
Democrat Tina Shah calls transgender healthcare for children a ‘no brainer’ in competitive NJ House race
2026-05-01T15:00:30-04:00 / Fox News
Shah is one of four Democrats seeking to challenge Rep. Tom Kean Jr in a district rated a toss-up by Cook Political Report
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Published May 1, 2026 3:00pm EDT
Democratic candidate backs taxpayer-funded sex changes for minors
In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, Democratic House candidate Tina Shah said she supports providing sex changes for minors, arguing transgender children “have the right to healthcare.”
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A progressive candidate aiming to unseat a vulnerable Republican in a battleground House district is leaning into a politically fraught issue that has dogged the Democratic Party.
Tina Shah, an ER physician and former Biden administration official, appeared to back taxpayer-funded sex change procedures for minors in a video obtained by Fox News Digital.
When asked whether children should have the “right to transgender healthcare,” Shah replied, “This is a no-brainer.”
“Healthcare is a right, period,” the New Jersey Democrat added. “It includes transgender children.”
People gather in Union Square for the Together We Win rally supporting transgender youth in New York City on Jan. 10, 2026.(Jason Alpert-Wisnia/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)
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Shah is one of four relatively well-funded Democrats vying to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., in November’s midterm elections. Kean’s suburban swing seat is considered to be one of the most competitive House districts in the country.
Shah’s apparent embrace of “transgender healthcare” for minors aligns with the views of her former boss, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who denounced Republican-led states cracking down on child sex-change procedures during the Biden administration. Shah served as a senior advisor to Murthy in 2021 and 2022.
The National Republican Congressional Committee, House Republicans’ campaign arm, sharply criticized Shah’s support for “transgender healthcare” for children in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“Radical Democrat Tina Shah said it loud and clear: She’d be a vote for radical policies like sex changes for minors and taxpayer-funded drag queens,” NRCC spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole said. “Shah is completely out of step with Garden State families.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Shah’s campaign prior to publication.
Shah’s remarks come as some Democrats have blamed the party’s lurch to the left on the issue for its poor performance in the 2024 election.
Major medical groups, which previously offered full-throated support for child sex changes, have also largely retreated from the issue, with the American Medical Association in February saying those procedures should be generally postponed to adulthood.
Still, Democrats in Congress have not made a clear attempt to calibrate on transgender issues.
Just a handful of Democrats crossed party lines in 2025 to vote for GOP-authored legislation that would have criminalized child sex changes. Kean was among nearly all Republicans who supported the bill.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., is running for a third House term in 2026 after fending off Democratic challengers in prior election cycles.(Getty Images)
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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates Kean’s re-election bid as a “toss-up.” The election prognosticator downgraded the race for Republicans last year after Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., carried the swing district by two points.
Shah entered April with nearly $1.4 million in the bank, according to recent Federal Election Commission filings. Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett and businessman Brian Valera, who are also vying for the Democratic nomination ahead of the June primary, have posted similar fundraising numbers.
Kean’s campaign notably dwarfs the field with roughly $3.4 million cash on hand.
The GOP incumbent, who fended off a competitive Democratic challenge in 2024, has come under recent scrutiny for a prolonged absence from Congress due to an unspecified health issue.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., narrowly carried Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s battleground district in 2025.(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
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Kean has missed 52 roll call votes in the House since March 17, amounting to a 100% absence rate, according to GovTrack, a website that monitors congressional activities.
“My doctors continue to assure me that my recovery will be complete and that I will be back to the job I love very soon,” he said in a statement last week. “I expect to return to a full schedule and be at 100 percent.”
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