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THE FIVE NON-NEGOTIABLES

"Democracy must be based on the true and solid foundation of non-negotiable ethical principles, which are the underpinning of life in society."

Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, Doctrinal Notes on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life

	Why are these "non-negotiable"? What about immigration, healthcare, war and social policy?
ABORTION See Catholicism and abortion (CCC 2270-2275, 2319-2323)	CCC 2270 - Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception...From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life... CCC 2271 - Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law: ... Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes. CCC 2273 - The inalienable rights of the person must be recognized and respected by civil society and the political authority. / These human rights depend neither on single individuals nor on parents; nor do they represent a concession made by society and the state; they belong to human nature and are inherent in the person by virtue of the creative act from which the person took his origin.
*EUTHANASIA* See Catholicism and euthanasia (CCC 2276-2279, 2324)	CCC 2276 - Those whose lives are diminished or weakened deserve special respect. Sick or handicapped persons should be helped to lead lives as normal as possible... Whatever its motives and means, direct euthanasia consists in putting an end to the lives of handicapped, sick, or dying persons. CCC 2324 - Intentional euthanasia, whatever its forms or motives, is murder.
EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH See Catholicism and embryonic stem cell research (CCC 2273-2275, 2294-2295, 2323)	CCC 2274 - Since it must be treated from conception as a person, the embryo must be defended in its integrity, cared for, and healed, as far as possible, like any other human being... CCC 2275 - It is immoral to produce human embryos intended for exploitation as disposable biological material. (Pontifical Council for the Family, Charter of the Rights of the Family, 4b. - Respect for the dignity of the human being excludes all experimental manipulation or exploitation of the human embryo.)
HUMAN CLONING See Catholicism and human cloning (CCC 2273-2275, 2294-2295, 2323)	CCC 2275 - It is immoral to produce human embryos intended for exploitation as disposable biological material. / Certain attempts to influence chromosomic or genetic inheritance are not therapeutic but are aimed at producing human beings selected according to sex or other predetermined qualities. / Such manipulations are contrary to the personal dignity of the human being and his integrity and identity which are unique and unrepeatable. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation, I:6. - Attempts for obtaining a human being without any connection with sexuality through twin fission,' cloning, or parthenogenesis are to be considered contrary to the moral law, since they are in opposition to the dignity both of human procreation and of the conjugal union.
HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE See Catholicism and marriage (CCC 1601 -1666, 2333, 2335), homosexuality (CCC 2357-2359), openness to fertility (CCC 1652-1654)	CCC 2363 - The spouses' union achieves the twofold end of marriage: the good of the spouses themselves and the transmission of life. These two meanings or values of marriage cannot be separated without altering the couple's spiritual life and compromising the goods of marriage and the future of the family. The conjugal love of man and woman thus stands under the twofold obligation of fidelity and fecundity.' CCC 1603 - Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes.