What kind of heartlessly selfish fanatic could possibly inflict such torture on a helpless child?

Well…

when Canadian doctors told his parents, Moe and Nader Maraachli, that no treatment could bring their baby out of a persistent vegetative state.

I don’t think a person can suffer when in a persistent vegetative state. Seems they just wanted to take the boy off the respirator and take him home. Where’s the problem?