爱荷华州总检察长提出一项宪法修正案,允许受害儿童提供远程证词。 Iowa's Attorney General proposes a constitutional amendment to allow child victims to give remote testimony.

Iowa司法部长Brenna Bird提出宪法修正案,允许受害儿童通过闭路电视作证,而不是亲自作证。 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird proposes a constitutional amendment to allow child victims to testify via closed-circuit television, rather than in person. 这是在爱荷华州最高法院裁定远程证词不符合宪法后发生的,使爱荷华州成为唯一需要亲自作证的州。 This comes after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that remote testimony was unconstitutional, making Iowa the only state requiring in-person testimony. Bird认为,远程证词可以减少再次创伤,并增加起诉侵害儿童罪行的可能性。 Bird argues that remote testimony could reduce re-traumatization and increase the likelihood of prosecuting crimes against children. 在2028年选民决定之前,修正案需要连续两届立法会议批准。 The amendment needs approval from the legislature in two consecutive sessions before voters decide in 2028.