Councilman wants surrogacy contracts legal in D.C.

There could be a new social issue on everyone’s lips this year in the District: surrogacy.

Amid a flurry of legislation introduced at the opening of the legislative session, Councilman David Catania submitted a bill that would end the city’s prohibition on surrogacy contracts, eliminating the possibility of a $10,000 fine and a year in jail for people who enter into one.