Abortions in Texas dropped significantly in the month after the state’s abortion ban took effect, according to newly released statistics. The number plummeted from 5,404 in August 2021 to 2,197 in the following month, according to the data from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Just two procedures were done in September for women who were pregnant for nine weeks or more, highlighting the effectiveness of the new law. Abortions also went down among all racial groups and among all age groups, with the largest decrease among whites and those between the ages of 19 and 25. No data is available yet for the remaining months of 2021. The law, known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, went into effect on Sept. 1. The law bars medical professionals from performing abortions unless they tried and failed to detect a fetal heartbeat. A doctor can also perform an abortion if …