Mindy Johnston
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Mindy Spitzer Johnston is Managing Editor at Encyclopædia Britannica. She previously served as Britannica's Senior Digital Media Assets Manager and Visual Materials Archivist. She has degrees in American history from Northwestern University and DePaul University. Obsessed with primary sources and documentary photography, Mindy spent 20 years working in museums, libraries, and archival collections before joining Britannica in 2018.
Primary Contributions (18)
Beginning in 1973 with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade, Americans’ right to abortion was protected by a constitutional right to privacy. The Court reaffirmed this right in 1992 with Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. While abortion rights appeared to many…
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