Sentence examples for a disputed theory from inspiring English sources

A disputed theory holds that the shadow play began as a ritual in which the spirits of magically powerful tribal ancestors were called to earth, in their natural form as shadows or shades, for advice.

But last year, Nebraska set what many advocates consider a new gold standard, banning abortions, unless there is imminent danger to the woman's life or physical health, at 20 weeks after conception, on a disputed theory that the fetus can feel pain at that point.

Proponents of banning abortions after 20 weeks often cite a disputed theory, which is not supported by scientific research, that 20 weeks is the point at which a fetus can feel pain.

Pompeo raised questions about his independence when he met with a 74-year-old former intelligence official who had been pushing a disputed theory that the Democratic National Committee's email leak was not the product of Russian hackers but rather an inside job.

The provision banning abortions at 20 weeks after fertilization and later is based on a medically disputed theory that a fetus can feel pain at that stage.

The Black Egyptian Hypothesis is a widely disputed theory that the Egyptian pharaohs (and citizens they ruled) were more dark-skinned than how we picture them today.

The bills in Texas and Washington were based on the medically disputed theory that fetuses at that stage of development can feel pain.

I sometimes wonder whether they want the crime to be solved.' Along with Cornwell's controversial work, the most hotly disputed theory is that naming Maybrick.

He spent years researching his life and his downfall, and arrived at the fascinating — and disputed — theory that the White House counsel John Dean was the mastermind behind the Watergate break-in.

The measure, which would ban abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy based on the medically disputed theory that fetuses at that stage of development are capable of feeling pain, passed in a 228-to-196 vote that broke down mostly along party lines.

Republican-dominated state legislatures in South Carolina and Wisconsin are weighing bans similar to the one the House will vote on, which would impose the 22-week limit based on the scientifically disputed theory that fetuses at that stage of development can feel pain.