Women on benefits - including teenagers and the daughters of beneficiaries - will be offered free long-term contraception as part of a $287.5 million Budget package for the Government's welfare reforms.

But critics say the measure borders on state control of women's reproductive choices.

It includes $1 million to pay for long-term contraception measures such as implants or intra-uterine devices.

Should contraception be free for beneficiaries? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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  2. Susan Fraser says
    "It is a human right's violation to tell poor people they can't have children."
  3. Casey says
    "Obviously they can't afford to have more kids if they are on a benefit. Nobody's forcing them into it."
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