Karri O'Reilly acknowledges that Kettering Reproductive Medicine outside Dayton has religious ties, but she says it should not have turned her away because its parent organization also accepts taxpayer funds.

Kettering Health Network, which is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has released a statement saying it's now reviewing its policies.

Forty-year-old O'Reilly said when she called the clinic to make an appointment for in vitro fertilization she was asked about her husband, and when she said she didn't have one she was told Kettering couldn't treat her. 

She told ONN's Denise Alex she's being discriminated against because she pursued her career as a film maker and then decided to have a family. 

"I'm 40. I'm not unrealistic. My eggs aren't in their basket, so to speak," said O'Reilly. 

She said she doesn't intend on filing a lawsuit but would like to see changes in the law.  She is now seeking out in vitro fertilzation options in Cincinnati and out of state.

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