He came under fire after the hearing especially for his comments about women, including his suggestion that he was “an ally of women” because he lives with his wife and has three daughters.
Renew MEP Stine Bosse said she was “wholly unconvinced” that Várhelyi is the “right guardian of women’s rights,” while some MEPs suggested privately after the hearing that his portfolio could be trimmed to remove sexual and reproductive health care.
In follow-up questions sent by lawmakers Thursday, Várhelyi was asked what “concrete steps” he would take as EU health…