The Forum's recent article “ NDSU survey shows North Dakota college students lean conservative but remain moderate on issues ” highlighted findings from the Upper Midwest Regional Center on Public Policy at North Dakota State University.

I was curious and looked deeper into the North Dakota Student Political Engagement survey. What I found, and was not at all surprised by, is that the majority of students, 62.5%, believe abortion should be legal. That number speaks volumes to me as a member of Gen Z and as a North Dakotan.

For years, politicians have acted as if young people like me don’t exist, or worse, that our voices and values don’t matter. They’ve pushed extreme bans and restrictions that are wildly out of touch with our lived realities and our futures.

Our generation understa

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