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born 1944 Australia

Stewart Ronald Leggett (born 18 December 1944) is an Australian religious minister and former politician and educator.

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Provision of condoms also sends the message that sex between prisoners is OK - yet abstinence is part and parcel of a prison sentence.

HIV/AIDS - Hepatitis B Inquiry (Part II): Dissenting Statement by Mr Stewart Leggett MP (1997)

Injecting illegal drugs is NOT OK! Prison must be a place where prisoners can detoxify and have the chance to break the habit. This avenue should be addressed, rather than options which reinforce the addictive behaviour.

HIV/AIDS - Hepatitis B Inquiry (Part II): Dissenting Statement by Mr Stewart Leggett MP (1997)

South Australian prison officers do have a duty of care to protect inmates from rape and from assault. Provision of condoms would not protect against rape: prisoners with rape or assault tendencies should be separated from other prisoners. So should prisoners with HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS - Hepatitis B Inquiry (Part II): Dissenting Statement by Mr Stewart Leggett MP (1997)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Stewart Leggett (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.